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Oral history interview with Martin Gaudian

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 2011.41 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0617

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    Oral history interview with Martin Gaudian

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Martin Gaudian, born in Paullina, Iowa on October 27, 1922, describes his parents’ German background and his own identity as a German-American growing up in Paullina; how his father fought for the United States in Germany during World War I; the effect of Hitler’s rise to power and the beginning of World War II on his town; the draft and its effect on his family and classmates; being drafted in 1943; his experience in the Air Force and training at various bases throughout the United States; being shipped to La Havre, France in April 1945; being switched to the Army; the train ride from France to Germany, where he was first stationed in Munich; arriving at Dachau in May 1945 after it was liberated; in the camp seeing a warehouse with various medical tools and body parts in jars, the water tower, and the furnace; being isolated from the outside world during his time in the camp; staying in Dachau for about three weeks; and the rest of his time in Bavaria until being shipped home after serving in Germany for seven months.
    Interviewee
    Martin Gaudian
    Interviewer
    Ina Navazelskis
    Date
    interview:  2011 February 16

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Extent
    1 digital file : WAV.

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    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Gaudian, Martin, 1922-

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    Ina Navazelskis, Program Coordinator for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch, conducted the interview with Martin Gaudian in Washington, D.C. on February 16, 2011. The interview was transferred to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in February 2011.
    Record last modified:
    2023-11-16 08:03:54
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