William G. Justis Jr. collection

Identifier: irn72755
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn72755

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by William G. Justis Jr.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of two pieces of 1 RM Buchenwald scrip and typed testimony from 2013 relating to the experiences of William (Bill) G. Justis, Jr., a soldier in the 5th Ranger Battalion during World War II, who was stationed as a guard at the newly liberated Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.

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William Justis, Jr. testimony
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn79336
- English
- 1945-2013
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Consists of typed testimony written by William (Bill) Justis, Jr., in 2013 regarding his experiences as an Army Ranger during World War II, including the days he spent at Buchenwald immediately after the camp's liberation.
Buchenwald Standort-Kantine concentration camp scrip, 1 Reichsmark, acquired by a US soldier after liberation
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn79339
- English
- 1944-1945
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Buchenwald Standort-Cantine scrip valued at 1 Reichsmark found by 19 year old William Justis Jr., a US Army ranger, on the counter of the canteen in Buchenwald concentration camp a few days after its liberation on April 11, 1945. Buchenwald, with 88 subcamps, was a major source of forced labor, and the scrip was issued as part of an incentive system to increase production. Justis was deployed to Europe in March 1945 where he volunteered for the First Platoon Company “C” 5th Ranger Battalion. In April, as the battalion advanced through Germany, they noticed an increasingly offensive odor. Th...
Buchenwald Standort-Kantine concentration camp scrip, 1 Reichsmark, acquired by a US soldier after liberation
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn79344
- English
- 1944-1945
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Buchenwald Standort-Cantine scrip valued at 1 Reichsmark found by 19 year old William Justis Jr., a US Army ranger, on the counter of the canteen in Buchenwald concentration camp a few days after its liberation on April 11, 1945. Buchenwald, with 88 subcamps, was a major source of forced labor, and the scrip was issued as part of an incentive system to increase production. Justis was deployed to Europe in March 1945 where he volunteered for the First Platoon Company “C” 5th Ranger Battalion. In April, as the battalion advanced through Germany, they noticed an increasingly offensive odor. Th...

William G. Justis Jr. collection

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William Justis, Jr. testimony

Buchenwald Standort-Kantine concentration camp scrip, 1 Reichsmark, acquired by a US soldier after liberation

Buchenwald Standort-Kantine concentration camp scrip, 1 Reichsmark, acquired by a US soldier after liberation