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Ernst Graf collection

Document | Accession Number: 2017.127.1

Collection of documents, certificates, and passports relating to the experiences of Ernst Graf who fled Nazi occupation and then served in the US Army during WWII as one of the Ritchie Boys.

Genre/Form
Passports.
Identification documents.
Naturalization records.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jane Cornell and Wendy Goldstein

About This Document

Document Creator
Ernst Graf
Biography
Ernst Graf (1905-1966) was born in Berlin on November 12, 1905 to Joachim and Maria Graf. He married Dorothea Reichenthal in 1933. In summer 1938 they immigrated to the United States via the Netherlands. He became an American citizen and trained at Camp Ritchie. He served overseas in the US Army in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany and interrogated enemy prisoners.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Jane Cornell and Wendy Goldstein, nieces of Ernst Graf.
Additional Accession Number
2019.591

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2022-02-08 12:58:55
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