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Bayard L. Cabe papers

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2009.280

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Overview

Description: The Bayard L. Cabe papers consists of a letter written by Bayard L. Cabe, a member of the 6th Armored Division, on 23 April 1945, regarding the liberation of Buchenwald. In the letter, he describes the tour he took with English-speaking former prisoners and summarizes their experiences. The letter is missing the final page(s). The papers also include photocopies of military records and photographs from his service.
Date: creation: 1945 April 23
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Cathy Larson
Collection Creator: Bayard L. Cabe
Biography: Bayard L. Cabe (1925-1977) was born in Darrington, WA and served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1945 in Normandy, Northern France, the Ardennes, the Rhineland, and Central Europe. In April 1945 he visited the recently liberated Buchenwald concentration camp.

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Letters. Correspondence. Photographs.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The Bayard L. Cabe papers are arranged as a single series.

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Soldiers--United States. World War, 1939-1945.
Geographic Name: Germany.
Corporate Name: Buchenwald (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Cathy Larson donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on 29 Sept. 2009.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Record last modified:: 2023-12-26 14:31:44
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