"Kilroy Was Here"

Identifier

irn500273

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

1995.A.0263

Level of Description

Item

Languages

English

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500273

Extent and Medium

folder

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Mr. Leonard Linton

Scope and Content

Testimony, typescript, 259 pages plus appendix. Author describes his experiences as a sergeant in the 82nd Airborne Division, detailing his early life, training in the Army, landing in France, and operations in 1944-1945 through France, into Germany (Aachen, Ruhr region) up to Ludwigslust, including liberation of Woebbelin concentration camp.

Genre

Personal narratives.
Document

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