Major Milton Evans Dowse: World War II Experiences

Identifier
irn548806
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.208.1
Dates
1 Jan 1984 - 31 Dec 2014
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Milton Richard Dowse

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Milton Richard Dowse donated the Major Milton Evans Dowse: World War II Experiences to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016.

Scope and Content

“Major Milton Evans Dowse: World War II Experiences” was compiled by David Paul Dowse in 2014. The document consists of a transcript of an interview that David Dowse conducted with Major Milton Evans Dowse in 1984 regarding his experiences and photocopied documents that provide additional context. Major Dowse was involved in the D-Day invasion of Normandy as a member of the United States Army and was a prisoner of war in Oflag 64 before escaping to join the Russian front as it advanced toward Berlin.

System of Arrangement

The Major Milton Evans Dowse: World War II Experience is arranged in a single series.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Milton R. Dowse

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