William Schneider collection

Identifier
irn552652
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.235.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn552652

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • William B. Schneider

Biographical History

William B. Schneider (1922-2009) was born January 31, 1922, to Joseph and Francis Schneider. He had three brothers, Jerry, Robert, and John. He served as a medic in the Army during WWII in Europe. He was in Normandy during the invasion and served in France and Germany. Bill married Betty Zywicki in 1946 and the couple raised their children in Winona, MN. They had four daughters, Carol, Maribeth, Chris, and Sherry, and two sons, Paul and Mark.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Stephen Price.

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Stephen Price and Betty Schneider in 2017.

Scope and Content

Immediate postwar photographs of the removal of corpses and reburial in mass grave at Dora-Mittelbau.

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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.