William G. Justis Jr. collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn79336
• English
• 1945-2013
• folder 1
• Updated 7 months 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.

• 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 7 months 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...

• 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 7 months 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...