Raymond S. Buch papers
- Date
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1945-1986
- Genre/Form
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Photographs.
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Extent
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1 folder
1 folder (oversize)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Raymond S. Buch
The papers consist of documents, photographs, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings related to the U.S. Army's 11th Armored Division and the liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp.
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Also in Raymond S. Buch collection
The collection consists of documents, photographs, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, posters, maps, and objects related to the U.S. Army's 11th Armored Division and their liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp during World War II.
Date: 1933-1986
2-sided commemorative poster, 11th Armored Division, US Army, owned by a unit veteran
Object
Commemorative poster of the 11th Armored Division featuring colored depictions of the Unit's badges, shields, crests, and symbols. This copy belonged to Ray Buch, a Sergeant in the Unit during World War II, who later served as unit historian. Ray landed with the 11th in Normandy, France, on December 16, 1944. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge that month when the Unit took heavy losses. In February 1945, the Division, now nicknamed Thunderbolt, attacked the German defensive line near Belgium, and, in March, pressed into Germany. In May 1945, Ray, with his unit, was deployed to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria to bulldoze mass graves for the victims. He watched as German civilians, on US Army orders, hauled bodies to the mass graves. Ray also guarded former SS guards at Ebensee and Gusen, subcamps of Mauthausen. The 11th was on occupation duty until inactivated in August 1945.
2-sided commemorative poster, 11th Armored Division, US Army, owned by a unit veteran
Object
Commemorative poster of the 11th Armored Division featuring colored depictions of the Unit's badges, shields, crests, and symbols. This copy belonged to Ray Buch, a Sergeant in the Unit during World War II, who later served as unit historian. Ray landed with the 11th in Normandy, France, on December 16, 1944. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge that month when the Unit took heavy losses. In February 1945, the Division, now nicknamed Thunderbolt, attacked the German defensive line near Belgium, and, in March, pressed into Germany. In May 1945, Ray, with his unit, was deployed to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria to bulldoze mass graves for the victims. He watched as German civilians, on US Army orders, hauled bodies to the mass graves. Ray also guarded former SS guards at Ebensee and Gusen, subcamps of Mauthausen. The 11th was on occupation duty until inactivated in August 1945. Ray served as the Unit Historian for many years.
2-sided commemorative poster, 11th Armored Division, US Army, owned by a unit veteran
Object
Commemorative poster of the 11th Armored Division featuring colored depictions of the Unit's badges, shields, crests, and symbols. This copy belonged to Ray Buch, a Sergeant in the Unit during World War II, who later served as unit historian. Ray landed with the 11th in Normandy, France, on December 16, 1944. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge that month when the Unit took heavy losses. In February 1945, the Division, now nicknamed Thunderbolt, attacked the German defensive line near Belgium, and, in March, pressed into Germany. In May 1945, Ray, with his unit, was deployed to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria to bulldoze mass graves for the victims. He watched as German civilians, on US Army orders, hauled bodies to the mass graves. Ray also guarded former SS guards at Ebensee and Gusen, subcamps of Mauthausen. The 11th was on occupation duty until inactivated in August 1945. Ray served as the Unit Historian for many years.
2-sided poster of US Army 11th Armored Division campaigns designed by a unit veteran
Object
Colorful commemorative poster of the World War II Campaigns of the 11th Armored Division, US Army, in Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland, and Central Europe, that belonged to Raymond S. Buch, a Sergeant in the Unit during World War II, who later served as unit historian. Buch, along with Raymond Crossett, the artist and heraldist, created the poster which features images and explanations of the Divisions's shields and insignia. On the back are the names of active unit veterans, family, and friends of the 42nd Tank Battalion. Ray landed with the 11th in Normandy, France, on December 16, 1944. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge that month when the Unit took heavy losses. In February 1945, the Division, now nicknamed Thunderbolt, attacked the German defensive line near Belgium, and, in March, pressed into Germany. In May 1945, Ray, with his unit, was deployed to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria to bulldoze mass graves for the victims. He watched as German civilians, on US Army orders, hauled bodies to the mass graves. Ray also guarded former SS guards at Ebensee and Gusen, subcamps of Mauthausen. The 11th was on occupation duty until inactivated in August 1945.
2-sided commemorative poster, 11th Armored Division, US Army, owned by a unit veteran
Object
Commemorative poster of the 11th Armored Division featuring colored depictions of the Unit's badges, shields, crests, and symbols. This copy belonged to Ray Buch, a Sergeant in the Unit during World War II, who later served as unit historian. Ray landed with the 11th in Normandy, France, on December 16, 1944. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge that month when the Unit took heavy losses. In February 1945, the Division, now nicknamed Thunderbolt, attacked the German defensive line near Belgium, and, in March, pressed into Germany. In May 1945, Ray, with his unit, was deployed to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria to bulldoze mass graves for the victims. He watched as German civilians, on US Army orders, hauled bodies to the mass graves. Ray also guarded former SS guards at Ebensee and Gusen, subcamps of Mauthausen. The 11th was on occupation duty until inactivated in August 1945. Ray served as the Unit Historian for many years.
2-sided commemorative poster, 11th Armored Division, US Army, owned by a unit veteran
Object
Commemorative poster of the 11th Armored Division featuring colored depictions of the Unit's badges, shields, crests, and symbols. This copy belonged to Ray Buch, a Sergeant in the Unit during World War II, who later served as unit historian. Ray landed with the 11th in Normandy, France, on December 16, 1944. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge that month when the Unit took heavy losses. In February 1945, the Division, now nicknamed Thunderbolt, attacked the German defensive line near Belgium, and, in March, pressed into Germany. In May 1945, Ray, with his unit, was deployed to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria to bulldoze mass graves for the victims. He watched as German civilians, on US Army orders, hauled bodies to the mass graves. Ray also guarded former SS guards at Ebensee and Gusen, subcamps of Mauthausen. The 11th was on occupation duty until inactivated in August 1945. Ray served as the Unit Historian for many years.
