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Portrait of Leon Bass (left) and another Afro-American soldier in U.S. Army uniform during the Second World War.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 55324
Portrait of Leon Bass (left) and another Afro-American soldier in U.S. Army uniform during the Second World War.

Portrait of Leon Bass (left) and another Afro-American soldier in U.S. Army uniform during the Second World War.

Date
1945
Locale
Germany?
Photo Designation
WORLD WAR II: ALLIED WAR EFFORT -- Allied Invasion/Fighting Units -- Liberator Portraits
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Leon Bass

About This Photograph

Biography
Leon Bass (1926-2015) and other members of the all African-American 183rd unit were among the first visitors to Buchenwald several days after liberation. After the war, he became a teacher and was active in the Civil Rights movement.

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Rights and Restrictions

Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: Leon Bass
Source Record ID: Collections: RG-50
 
Record last modified: 2023-02-03 00:00:00
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