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William J. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1918) interviewed by Jaschael Pery,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-1918

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of William J., who was born in the United States in 1921. He recounts military draft in 1944; entering Europe through Scotland in January 1945; serving in the 90th Infantry division of the Third Army; liberating Flossenbürg on April 28, 1945; shock at the dead and dying inmates, their emaciated state, and the living conditions; being instructed not to share their rations with the prisoners; the high prisoner death rate; compelling local residents to bury the dead; leaving after three days; moving through Germany and Czechoslovakia; handling German POWs; assignment after the war guarding major war criminals at Nuremberg; and attending some trial sessions. Mr. J. notes he speaks to school groups about his experiences and shows photographs and a diagram he recently drew of Flossenbürg.
Author/Creator: J., William, 1921-
Published: New York, N.Y. : A Living Memorial to the Holocaust-Museum of Jewish Heritage, 1991
Interview Date: December 23, 1991.
Cite As: William J. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1918). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Pery, Jaschael, interviewer.

Physical Details

Language: English
Copies: 2 copies: 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (58 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Liberator.
Postwar experiences.
Subjects: Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, American. Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946. Oral histories (document genres) J., William,--1921- United States.--Army.--Army, 3rd. United States.--Army.--Division, 90th. Flossenbürg (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/4285149
Record last modified:: 2018-05-29 11:58:00
This page:: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt4285149

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