Edward J. Diehm collection

Identifier
irn86882
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.472.1
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1945, 1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Edward J. Diehm, originally from Rochester, NY, entered the United States military on January 12, 1942. After training, he was sent to Europe, arriving in England January 11, 1944. He participated in battles in central Europe, Normandy, France, and the Rhineland as a staff sergeant in company A, of the 509th Military Police Battalion. He was honorably discharged from service on October 2, 1945.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Susan Diehm-Fletcher

Susan Diehm-Fletcher donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014.

Scope and Content

Consists of photographs, a letter, and identity cards owned by Edward J. Diehm, a Sergeant in the Military Police of the United States Army. Includes photographs from his military training, of his service in Europe, and of the occupation of Germany, as well as one photograph of corpses taken at an unknown concentration camp. Also includes copies of his service records, his discharge card, his card for the marine barracks in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and a typescript letter to Diehm's wife in which he describes the desire of liberated prisoners to return to their homes, as well as wartime souvenirs he is sending home.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged in a single series.

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Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.