Refugee soldier of World War II

Identifier

irn501216

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

1996.A.0006

Level of Description

Item

Languages

English

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn501216

Extent and Medium

folder

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Jack Hochwald

Scope and Content

Testimony: Photocopy of typescript, 76 pages plus copy, titled "Refugee Soldier of World War II," describing experiences of Jack Hochwald, who fled from Austria as a 14 year old with his family in 1938, was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942, and assigned to an "Austrian Battalion."

Genre

Document
Personal narratives.

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