William Shapiro collection

Overview

Collection Summary

Memoir written by William J. (Bill) Shapiro (donor's husband); Speech given by William Shapiro about his experiences during WWII; VHS tape of presentation given by him at the U.S. State Department; Bill Shapiro was an American soldier who was captured as a POW and taken to Berga with 349 other Americans to perform slave labor.

Provenance

Created by William J. Shapiro (donor's late husband) and donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Betty Shapiro.