Louis Ranciato collection

Identifier
irn539510
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.114.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

oversize box

1

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Louis Ranciato served in the United States Army during World War II. Louis began his military career with the 118th Medical Regiment, 43rd Division in 1941. In 1942 he was transferred to the 38th Division. He was deployed to Europe with the 101st Airborne Division in 1943 and participated in the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rosalie Heffernan and Anthony Ranciato

Funding Note: The accessibility of this collection was made possible by the generous donors to our crowdfunded Save Their Stories campaign.

The Louis Ranciato collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Rosalie Heffernan in 2016.

Scope and Content

The Louis Ranciato collection includes a journal, photographs, and newspaper clippings relating to Staff Sergeant Louis Ranciato’s experience in the United States Army and as a liberator of the Dachau concentration camp. The journal includes entries and poems recalling his experiences, starting in 1941, and provides a timeline and his comments on the development of the war and returning home. The entries dated May 2-7, 1945 describe his observations of Dachau. The collection also includes photographs of a man believed to be Louis during his time in the military and of Dachau after liberation as well as newspaper clippings about the liberation of Dachau.

System of Arrangement

The Louis Ranciato collection is arranged as a single series.

People

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

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.