Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of an annotated photograph album documenting Bruce Rateliff Hinson, MD’s experiences as an army surgeon during World War II. The album covers his entire military career from 1942-1945. It includes depictions of his family; training at Sioux Falls and Atlanta; and overseas posts in England, Brittany (France), Luxembourg, and Germany (Nuremberg, Bamberg, Passau). There are six photographs taken at Buchenwald the day after liberation primarily documenting piles of corpses and building structures.
- Date
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inclusive:
1942-1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the descendants of Dr. Bruce R.Hinson and the descendants of the Dr. R. B. Carl family
- Collection Creator
- Bruce R. Hinson M.D.
- Biography
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Bruce Rateliff Hinson (1906-1992) was born on 4 August 1906 in Bono, Arkansas to Tolbert and Theodocia Hinson. He and his wife Elizabeth (1908-1995) had two children, Brian and Betsy. He joined the United States Army Medical Corps in July 1942 with the rank of captain. He went overseas in 1944. He was assigned to the 4th Auxiliary Surgery Group with the 3rd Army as chief of a mobile surgery team. His unit arrived at Buchenwald the day after it was liberated, which he described in detail in a letter to his wife. He was discharged in November 1945 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Extent
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1 oversize box
- System of Arrangement
- The collection is arranged a single file.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of the material(s) in this collection. 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.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- England. Brittany (France) Luxembourg. Nuremberg (Germany) Bamberg (Germany) Passau (Germany)
- Personal Name
- Hinson, Bruce Ratliff.
- Corporate Name
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp) United States. Army
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- John Carl, great nephew of Lt. Col. Bruce Hinson, donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2021. It is a gift of f the descendants of Dr. Bruce R.Hinson and the descendants of the Dr. R. B. Carl family.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 18:26:03
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn721883
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