Richard W. Wharton testimony of the liberation of Dachau concentration camp
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- Richard W. Wharton
Biographical History
Richard W. Wharton was a Chief Warrant Officer with the 141st U.S. Infantry Regiment and a participant in the liberation of Dachau concentration camp.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Richard Wharton in 1991.
Scope and Content
Contains information about Richard Wharton's experiences as a participant in the invasion of Italy and the liberation of Dachau. The testimony focuses on the desperation felt by Wharton after the death of a child in the camp.
People
- Wharton, Richard W.
- Goldmann, Jose Esteban.
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 36th
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities.
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
- Italy.
- Children.
- Starvation.
- Railroads.
Genre
- Document