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James T. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1967) interviewed by Peter Merry,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-1967

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of James T., who was born in New Hampshire in 1923. He recalls enlisting in the United States military; joining the 90th Infantry Division; shipping out to England; landing on Omaha Beach in Normandy; transfer to the 4th Armored; moving through France; the Battle of the Bulge; encounters with General George Patton; entering Germany; liberating Buchenwald; having no previous knowledge of concentration camps; the pervasive stench of rotting flesh which still stays with him; not understanding they were viewing starved people; the expressionless eyes of the prisoners; and leaving after a few hours, once medical assistance had been procured, never having exited his tank.
Author/Creator: T., James, 1923-
Published: Peabody, Mass. : Holocaust Center of the Jewish Federation of the North Shore, 1995
Interview Date: May 25, 1995.
Cite As: James T. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1967). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Merry, Peter, interviewer.

Physical Details

Language: English
Copies: 2 copies: 3/4 in. master; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (31 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Liberator.
Subjects: Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, American. Oral histories (document genres) T., James,--1923- Patton, George S.--(George Smith),--1885-1945. United States.--Army.--Division, 90th. United States.--Army.--Armored Division, 4th. Buchenwald (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
Special Collection: Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

Link to Yale University Library Catalog:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/4296372
Record last modified:: 2018-06-04 13:28:00
This page:: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt4296372

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