Charles Byron Smith, Jr. collection

Identifier: irn38091
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn38091

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Leigh Smith, the son of Charles Byron Smith, Jr.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a banner and a cigarete album relating to the experiences of Charles Byron Smith, Jr. when he served in the United States Army, European Theatrer, during World War II.

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Captain Charles Byron Smith, Jr. photograph
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn39682
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Cotnains a photographic print of Capt. Charles Byron Smith, Jr. (donor's father), who served in the 90th Infantry Division, 357th Infantry Regiment, of the U.S. Army.
Album
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn39723
- English
- Updated 7 months ago
Nazi cigarette album, Deutschland Erwacht, brought home from the European theater by Captain Charles Byron Smith, Jr. who served in the 90th Infantry Division, 357th Infantry Regiment, US Army, and participated in the liberation of Flossenbürg concentration camp.
Deutsche Arbeitsfront [German Labor Force] banner with a swastika within by a gear found by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn39725
- English
- overall: Height: 155.250 inches (394.335 cm) | Width: 55.500 inches (140.97 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
DAF [Deutsche Arbeitsfront [German Labor Force] swastika and gear banner acquired in April 1945 by Captain Charles Byron Smith, Jr. while serving in the United States Army in Germany. Capt. Smith was in the 90th Infantry Division, 357th Infantry Regiment. He landed on D-Day plus 2 at Sword Beach and fought with the unit across Europe into Germany. He participated in the liberation of Flossenbürg concentration camp on April 23, 1945. The flag may be from the liberation of the camp.

Charles Byron Smith, Jr. collection

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Captain Charles Byron Smith, Jr. photograph

Album

Deutsche Arbeitsfront [German Labor Force] banner with a swastika within by a gear found by a US soldier