William Harris Pysher collection

Identifier
irn557895
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.369.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn557895

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • William H. Pysher

Biographical History

William Harris Pysher (1915-2005) was born January 28, 1915 in Pennsylvania to Floyd and Lottie Pysher. He married Helen Mae Saltern in 1937. During World War II he served with the 628th Medical Clearing Company, crossing the Rhine River and serving in the Battle of the Bulge.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rebecca Saltern. In honor of the service of William Harris Pysher.

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Rebecca Saltern in 2017.

Scope and Content

Photographs taken by American serviceman, William Harris Pysher, shortly after the liberation of Buchenwald.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Ms. Rebecca Saltern

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.

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.