F. Keith Davis memoirs
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of F. Keith Davis
F. Keith Davis donated his memoirs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in January 2010.
Scope and Content
Consists of two memoirs, "16th FAOB" by F. Keith Davis, written in March 2000, and "KZ" compiled by F. Keith Davis in 1995. In "16th FAOB," Mr. Davis describes being drafted in 1943, his army training, landing in France in August 1944, his memories of the Battle of the Bulge, and his experiences at the liberation of Ohrdruf. Includes copies of his personal wartime photographs. In "KZ," Mr. Davis presents clippings and photographs about the liberation of Ohrdruf and his memories of that day with annotations.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Mr. F. K. Davis
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
- Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Genre
- Document
- Personal Narratives.