Gerald C. Caskey letter
Extent and Medium
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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
- Document
- Letter.