Eugene Shelton collection

Identifier
irn40097
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2010.294
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 2010
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn40097

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Karen Chevalier

Karen Chevalier donated her uncle's materials to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on June 15, 2010.

Scope and Content

Consists of materials related to the experiences of Corporal Eugene Shelton, who participated in the liberation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp. Includes a photograph of corpses, a one-page testimony written by Cpl. Shelton about his experiences, and a large hand-drawn map of the movements of the 355th Infantry Regiment, which participated in the liberation of Ohrdruf.

People

  • Shelton, Eugene.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany.

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.