Memoir

Identifier

irn501015

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

1995.A.0976

Level of Description

Item

Languages

English

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn501015

Extent and Medium

folder

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Wilbur E. Tuten

Scope and Content

Testimony, 5 pages, handwritten, from Tuten in form of letter to Michael Abidor at Jewish Community Center in Charleston, SC, written in 1993. Describes experiences in U.S. Army during WWII, and in particular, account of atrocities committed at camp between Helmstedt and Magdeburg (is likely describing aftermath of Gardelegen massacre).

Genre

Personal Narratives.
Document

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