Oral history interview with Vern Smith

Identifier
irn513248
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1997.A.0444.14
  • RG-50.467.0014
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn513248

Extent and Medium

1 videocassette (VHS), sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Creator(s)

  • Judith Antelman

Biographical History

The interview with Vern Smith was conducted on July 15, 1995, by the Surviving Generations of the Holocaust as part of a project documenting the testimonies of members of the 42nd Rainbow Division whom participated in the liberation of Dachau. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received a copy of the interview in March 1997.

Archival History

Survivors and Surviving Generations of the Holocaust

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Survivors and Surviving Generations of the Holocaust

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

People

  • Vern Smith
  • Judith Antelman
  • Smith, Vern.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States.
  • Veterans--United States--Congresses.
  • Dachau (Germany)
  • France.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
  • Ardennes (France)
  • Germany.
  • Soldiers--United States--Interviews.
  • Concentration camp inmates--Germany.
  • Munich (Germany)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • United States.
  • Combat.
  • Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945.
  • Men--Personal narratives.

Genre

  • Oral History
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