Overview
- Interview Summary
- Seymour Caplan discusses his experiences as a member a tank destroyer company supporting the United States Army 42nd Infantry Division during the liberation of Dachau concentration camp.
- Date
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Recorded:
2016 March 12
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Paul Fanning
Physical Details
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Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Jewish.
- Geographic Name
- Dachau (Germany)
- Personal Name
- Caplan, Seymour.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Paul A. Fanning
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Lieutenant Colonel Paul A. Fanning, Ret. donated the presentation by Seymour Caplan to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in May 2020. The presentation was recorded during a veteran luncheon in the Hudson Valley, NY area on March 12, 2016.
- Special Collection
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2023-11-16 10:08:04
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