David Frohman papers

Identifier
irn607570
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.569.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn607570

Extent and Medium

folders

oversize box

4

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Frohman familiy

First set of letters written to David's parents in Chicago area. Second set of letters written to family friend Leandro Pastorelli in Chicago area, and given to David's son Clayton in 1964, on the occassion of Clayton's Bar Mitzvah. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Clayton, Douglas, and Myla Frohman.

Scope and Content

Correspondence written by David S. Frohman (donor's father), a member of the 89th Infantry Division, Third United States Army ["Patton's Own"]. Included in the correspondence are two sets of letters from David in Camp Roberts, California and Fort Benning, Georgia, and from Germany and post-war Austria. Letters describe David's experiences in the military and overseas as an American Jewish soldier. First set of letters written to David's parents in Chicago area. Includes a second set of letters written to family friend Leandro Pastorelli in Chicago area.

Corporate Bodies

  • United States. Army

Genre

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.

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