Notes of U.S. occupation days in Germany

Identifier
irn515000
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.267.1
Dates
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1947
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515000

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Chester E. Beaman

Biographical History

Chester Earl Beaman (1916-2007) was born in Kokomo, Indiana on January 16, 1916 to Court and Ruth (nee Pierce) Beaman. During World War I Chester served as an Army Quartermaster Officer. He married Mary and had a son, Bruce.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Chester E. Beaman

Funding Note: The accessibility of this collection was made possible by the generous donors to our crowdfunded Save Their Stories campaign.

The diary was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Chester E. Beaman.

Scope and Content

The diary describes the experiences of Chester E. Beaman in Germany from 1946 to 1947 when he was Chief of Job Classification and Wage Administration for the U.S. Army. Included are descriptions of a visit to the former Dachau concentration camp as well as viewing part of the Nuremburg War Crimes Trials.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Germany--History--1945-1955.
  • Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949--Personal narratives.

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.

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