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151. Epaulet with yellow swastikas and black stripes found by a US soldier
1992.127.6 front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.127.6
Date:
found: 1944 July
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
152. Star of David badge with the letter J. acquired by a US pilot
2014.410.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 2014.410.1
Date:
use: approximately 1942-1945
received: 1945
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
153. Oral history interview with Roy W. Dodd
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2001.137.26 | RG Number: RG-50.010.0026
Date:
interview: 1979 January 18
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
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 … regarding the Holocaust program and Mr. Dodd's experience in World War II. We appreciate your seeing us this morning, Mr. Dodd. Will you give us your name and…
154. Glass piece depicting the Holsten gate in Lubeck
2014.480.65 front
Object | Accession Number: 2014.480.65
Date:
found: 1945
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
155. Postcard with multiple images of Plzen
2014.480.83 front
Object | Accession Number: 2014.480.83
Date:
found: 1945
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
156. Oral history interview with William W. Quinn
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2001.137.72 | RG Number: RG-50.010.0072
Date:
interview: 1981 May 07
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
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 … morning, which I was. And I proceeded to Dachau with some of my officers in the 7th Army, such as our prisoner of war chief, Major Kobawa. One of his staff…
157. Oral history interview with Harold O. Rorem
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.51.107 | RG Number: RG-50.759.0107
Date:
interview: 1993 December 11
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
158. Oral history interview with James T. Hinshaw
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.51.55 | RG Number: RG-50.759.0055
Date:
interview: 1994 March 19
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
159. Oral history interview with Roy Bigger
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.51.9 | RG Number: RG-50.759.0009
Date:
interview: 1994 January 16
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
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 … over 2,000 US prisoners of war. The Fuerstemberg camp had prisoners from many allied nations but was not an extermination camp. While it was harsh in the…
160. Oral history interview with Saul D. Astor
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.51.3 | RG Number: RG-50.759.0003
Date:
interview: 1994 April 10
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
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 … before the arrival of the Americans and they were angry and hungry and set themselves against the nearby villagers. Soldiers were sent to round them up…
161. Conversation with Herbert Mandel, Stuart Lesorgen, and Noel March
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2021.55.1 | RG Number: RG-90.183.0001
Date:
Recorded: 2021 May
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
162. Three used postage stamps issued in Nazi Germany acquired by a US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 1996.4.5.9
Date:
received: approximately 1945
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
163. Oral history interview with James Smith
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.51.112 | RG Number: RG-50.759.0112
Date:
interview: 1994 June 04
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
164. Oral history interview with Malcolm Webber
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2001.137.90 | RG Number: RG-50.010.0090
Date:
interview: 1979 August 13
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
165. Oral history interview with Joel C. Nichols
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.435 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0435
Date:
interview: 2000 November 20
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
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 … War, 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives-American World War, 1939 – 1945 – Concentration camps – Germany Concentration camp – Buchenwald Concentration…
166. Kriegsmarine uniform button
2014.480.67 front
Object | Accession Number: 2014.480.67
Date:
found: 1945
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
167. Ink drawing by a US soldier of an officer offering food to a thin woman with a Star of David badge
Object | Accession Number: 2002.108.1
Date:
creation: 1945 April
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
168. Oral history interview with Arthur Spangler
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2007.78 | RG Number: RG-50.828.0001
Date:
interview: 2006 January-2006 March
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
169. Oral history interview with Homer Rogers
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.51.106 | RG Number: RG-50.759.0106
Date:
interview: 1994 January 09
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
170. Oral history interview with Aaron Cohn
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2001.137.21 | RG Number: RG-50.010.0021
Date:
interview: 1980 January 18
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
171. Oral history interview with Gerald Heffernan
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.51.51 | RG Number: RG-50.759.0051
Date:
interview: 1994 February 05
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
172. Three sheets of postage stamps issued in Nazi Germany acquired by a US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 1996.4.5.5-.7
Date:
received: approximately 1945
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
173. Smith and Wesson .32 revolver acquired by a US soldier
1996.4.8 front
Object | Accession Number: 1996.4.8
Date:
received: approximately 1945
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
174. Postcard of the Pilsner Brewery in Plzen
2014.480.86 front
Object | Accession Number: 2014.480.86
Date:
found: 1945
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
175. Oral history interview with Loren G. Knutson
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.51.72 | RG Number: RG-50.759.0072
Date:
interview: 1994 February 15
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
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 …. After the war, Loren had a difficult time adjusting. He had nightmares for years and at times broke out in a cold sweat; he really wanted to forget all…
176. Oral history interview with Hugh D. Steffy
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.51.114 | RG Number: RG-50.759.0114
Date:
interview: 1994 April 09
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
177. Oral history interview with Edward John Digilio
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2001.137.25 | RG Number: RG-50.010.0025
Date:
interview: 1978 September 18
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
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 … different to them in the sense that a German policeman could have done it the day before the war and five years after the war an American MP could do the same…
178. Oral history interview with Kenneth Bowers
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2001.137.13 | RG Number: RG-50.010.0013
Date:
interview: 1980 February 19
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
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 … them and brought them back with me. Q: When did you take these out again? A: It’s been about 2 years now that I heard about this World War II Glider…
179. Oral history interview with Thomas E. Maas
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.396 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0396
Date:
interview: 1990 December 03
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
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 …. Interviewee: MAAS, Thomas E. Date: December 3, 1990 SUBJECT HEADINGS World War 1939 - 1945 - Personal narrative, American https://collections.ushmm.org Contact…
180. Oral history interviews with Richard Connuck
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2017.283.1 | RG Number: RG-50.990.0001
Date:
interview: 2009 July 14-2010 April 17
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
181. Oral history interview with Jesse Lafoon
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2001.137.54 | RG Number: RG-50.010.0054
Date:
interview: 1980 October 12
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
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 … the M.A:S.H. TV series? A: Yes. But in World War II, it was a smaller unit and we operated directly with an infantry unit. We were broken up into three…
182. Oral history interview with Lewis Greene
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2001.137.42 | RG Number: RG-50.010.0042
Date:
interview: 1979 April 06
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
183. Oral history interview with Al Gross
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1997.A.0441.284 | RG Number: RG-50.462.0284
Date:
interview: 1990 May 04
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
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 … produced in partnership with Gratz College. Interviewee: GROSS, Al Date: May 4, 1990 SUBJECT HEADINGS World War, 1939 - 1945 Personal narrative, liberator…
184. Oral history interview with Delbert Cooper
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.51.31 | RG Number: RG-50.759.0031
Date:
interview: 1994 February 06
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
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 … prisoners away from the Americans as they tried to touch them in their joy of liberation. Delbert almost felt threated by the large group that approached, but…
185. Oral history interview with Julius Bernstein
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.51.8 | RG Number: RG-50.759.0008
Date:
interview: 1994 April 12
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
186. Mechanical pencil acquired by a US soldier
2014.480.46 front
Object | Accession Number: 2014.480.46
Date:
found: 1945
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
187. Oral history interview with Arnold Weiss
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Oral History | Accession Number: 1993.A.0095.90 | RG Number: RG-50.163.0090
Date:
interview: 1985 March 04
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
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 … he may have had one year or two of university training before World War I broke out, or when he was drafted into World War I. My mother went to a-- I…
188. Booklet
Object | Accession Number: 2014.480.1
Date:
found: 1945
Title:
"D+1 to 105"
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
189. Map of Leipzig and surrounding area
2014.480.131 front
Object | Accession Number: 2014.480.131
Date:
publication/distribution: 1941-1941
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
190. Oral history interview with Eugene Arden
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Oral History | RG Number: RG-50.232.0004
Date:
interview: 1984 February 21
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
191. Oral history interview with Thomas Spruill
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2001.137.84 | RG Number: RG-50.010.0084
Date:
interview: 1978 December 17
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
192. German Wehrmacht belt buckle
2014.480.53 front
Object | Accession Number: 2014.480.53
Date:
found: 1945
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
193. Oral history interview with James Constable
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.51.29 | RG Number: RG-50.759.0029
Date:
interview: 1994 February 05
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
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 … American were approaching, they apparently shot everyone they could find and fled. When James entered the camp there were over a hundred dead bodies strewn…
194. Three sheets of postage stamps issued in Nazi Germany acquired by a US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 1996.4.5.2-.4
Date:
received: approximately 1945
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
195. Oral history interview with Jean Ingols
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.51.60 | RG Number: RG-50.759.0060
Date:
interview: 1994 May 29
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
196. Oral history interview with Robert V. Black
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Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.51.14 | RG Number: RG-50.759.0014
Date:
interview: 1994 February 26
Special Collection:
The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
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 …RG-50.759.0014 Summary Robert Black was a 22-year-old Staff Sergeant when he was taken prisoner by the Germans during World War II. During an 18-day…
197. Kingdom of Prussia, 2 mark commemorative coin acquired by a US soldier
2014.472.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2014.472.2
Date:
issue: 1901
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
198. German signal whistle
2014.480.71 front
Object | Accession Number: 2014.480.71
Date:
found: 1945
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
199. Book
2014.480.7 front
Object | Accession Number: 2014.480.8
Date:
publication/distribution: 1943-1943
Title:
French Language Guide
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…
200. Map of Western Germany, in French.
2014.480.132 front
Object | Accession Number: 2014.480.132
Date:
publication/distribution: 1944-1944
…World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.…