"The Cost of Freedom; Invoice Number XIIA097689; Paid in Full"

Identifier
irn516065
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.591
Dates
1 Jan 2000 - 31 Dec 2000
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516065

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Arthur Eck donated this manuscript to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Nov. 18, 2004 via former Museum volunteer Robert Buckley.

Scope and Content

Consists of the one manuscript, entitled "The Cost of Freedom; Invoice Number XIIA097689; Paid in Full: An Account of Some World War II Training, Combat, and Prisoner of War Experiences," by Arthur Eck, 2000. He describes his experiences as a machine gunner in the United States Army during World War II and his capture and imprisonment in the Stalag XIIA POW (Prisoner of War) labor camp.

Genre

  • Document
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