William J. Shapiro papers

Identifier
irn42766
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.95.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

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.

Corporate Bodies

Genre

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