Thomas R. Holocaust testimony (HVT-814) interviewed by Sarah Mendel and Esther Cronson,
Oral History | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-814
Videotape testimony of Thomas R., who was born in 1920 and served in the United States Army in World War II. He recounts military draft after Pearl Harbor; serving in the 3rd army, 79th infantry division; deployment to Belfast, then England; crossing the channel; fighting in France, Austria and Germany; encountering several slave labor camps; entering Dachau; "skeleton-like" prisoners; freight cars filled with corpses; being stationed in Salzburg; observing evacuations of displaced persons; and military discharge.
- Published
- Dallas, Tex. : Memorial Center for Holocaust Studies, 1986
- Interview Date
- July 12, 1986.
- Locale
- Salzburg (Austria)
United States - Language
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English
- Copies
- 4 copies: 3/4 in. submaster; Betacam SP restoration master; Betacam SP restoration submaster; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
- Cite As
- Thomas R. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-814). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
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View in Yale University Library Catalog: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/4294384
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