Portrait of a member of a SPECOU photographer (possibly a self-portrait of Phil Drell).

Photograph | Photograph Number: 37210

Photographer: Philip Drell
Date: 1945
Photo Designation: WORLD WAR II: ALLIED WAR EFFORT -- Photography/Propaganda Units
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Philip Drell

Biography: Philip Drell was born on March 19, 1919. The son of Russian immigrants, he developed an early interest in photography. In 1942, he was drafted into the army and assigned to the SPECOU group (Special Motion Picture Coverage Unit--Allied Expeditionary Force). Other members included Colonel George Stevens, Irwin Shaw, William Saroyan, and Lester Hemingway. He took pictures of the liberation of Paris and his photographs of Dachau concentration camp show the bodies of victims, the surrender of guards and a celebratory memorial service. Drell received the Bronze Star and a commendation from Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, citing its "unusual determination and zeal, frequently in disregard to personal danger."
Keyword: CAMERAS
CLOSE-UPS
PHOTOGRAPHERS (SIGNAL CORPS)
PHOTOGRAPHERS/FILM CREWS
SOLDIERS
SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
SOLDIERS/MILITARY (JEWISH)
Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Philip Drell
: Record last modified: 2014-02-12 00:00:00
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