William J. Shapiro papers
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Betty Shapiro
Created by William J. Shapiro (donor's late husband) and donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Betty Shapiro.
Scope and Content
Contains a memoir written by William J. (Bill) Shapiro (donor's husband), who was captured as a POW and taken to Berga with 349 other Americans to perform slave labor. Also includes the text of a speech given by William Shapiro about his experiences during WWII.
System of Arrangement
Bill Shapiro was an American soldier who was captured as a POW and taken to Berga with 349 other Americans to perform slave labor.