Anthony Acevedo collection

Identifier: irn42036
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn42036

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010 by Anthony Acevedo.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of an armband, a palm leaf cross, a prayer missal, a diary, a document, and photographs relating to the experiences of Anthony Acevedo while serving as a medic in the United States Army, Company B, 275th regiment, 70th Infantry Division, and as a prisoner of war (POW) in Berga an der Elster slave labor camp in Germany during World War II.

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Anthony Acevedo papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42600
- English
- 1935-2012
- folders 5
- Updated 1 year ago
The Anthony Acevedo papers include the diary he kept as a prisoner of war describing his experiences at Stalag IX-B in Bad Orb and Berga concentration camp and on a death march, listing fellow soldiers who died in the camps or on the march, and including his drawings of places and scenes he witnessed. The collection also includes a letter documenting his father’s consent to Acevedo entering medical service in the US military; a copy of his 2012 memoir "Personal Account of an Undesirable" describing his wartime experiences; and photographs of Acevedo with family, friends, and colleagues befo...
Small, handmade, palm leaf cross carried by Anthony Acevedo as a medic and POW
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42601
- English
- overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Palm leaf cross that provided comfort to 20-year-old Anthony Acevedo when he was a US Army medic and a German prisoner of war in the Berga an der Elster slave labor camp from December 1944-April 1945. He made the small cross from palm leaves during Palm Sunday before he was deployed to Europe. Tony was a Mexican American and Catholic who enlisted in the US Army in 1943. He was a medic in Company B, 275th regiment, 70th Infantry Division. In January 1945, the company surrendered to the German Army during the Battle of the Bulge. They were sent to a prisoner of war camp, Stalag IX-B, in Bad O...
Armband with red cross worn by Anthony Acevedo in a slave labor camp and signed post-liberation by fellow POWs
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42602
- English
- overall: Height: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Width: 17.250 inches (43.815 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Red Cross armband worn by 20-year-old Anthony Acevedo when he was a US Army medic and German prisoner of war in the Berga an der Elster slave labor camp from December 1944-April 1945. He asked other prisoners to sign it after they were liberated by US forces on April 23, 1945. Tony, a Catholic and Mexican American, enlisted in the US Army in 1943. He was a medic in Company B, 275th regiment, 70th Infantry Division. In January 1945, the company surrendered to the German Army during the Battle of the Bulge. They were sent to a prisoner of war camp, Stalag IX-B, in Bad Orb, Germany, where Tony...
Catholic, military, missal carried by Anthony Acevedo as a medic and POW
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42603
- English
- 1942
- overall: Height: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Catholic prayer book used by 20-year-old Anthony Acevedo when he was a US Army medic and a German prisoner of war in the Berga an der Elster slave labor camp from December 1944 to April 1945. Tony was a Mexican-American who enlisted in the US Army in 1943. He served as a medic in Company B, 275th regiment, 70th Infantry Division. In January 1945, the company surrendered to the German Army during the Battle of the Bulge. They were sent to a prisoner of war camp, Stalag IX-B, in Germany, where Tony was tortured during interrogation. In February, he was transferred along with 350 fellow soldie...

Anthony Acevedo collection

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Anthony Acevedo papers

Small, handmade, palm leaf cross carried by Anthony Acevedo as a medic and POW

Armband with red cross worn by Anthony Acevedo in a slave labor camp and signed post-liberation by fellow POWs

Catholic, military, missal carried by Anthony Acevedo as a medic and POW