Gerald C. Caskey letter

Identifier
irn504266
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0163
  • RG-04.054
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504266

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Gerald C. Caskey

Biographical History

During World War II, Gerald C. ("Babe") Caskey was a First Lieutenant; he served in the U.S. Army with the XII Corps, 4th Armored Division, Third Army, and he was lent to the 27th AAA, 771st Armored Battalion, Seventh Army.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

In Feb. 1994, Michael Caskey gave the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum a photocopy of the handwritten letter and a typed transcription of the letter.

Scope and Content

Consists of a copy of a letter (dated 10 May 1945) from Gerald C. ("Babe") Caskey to Norma ("Normie") Caskey relating Gerald's feelings about seeing Dachau.

People

  • Caskey, Gerald C.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Soldiers' writings.
  • Concentration camps--Germany.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.