Louis G. Melillo photograph collection

Identifier
irn78777
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.97.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn78777

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Louis G. Melillo

Biographical History

Louis G. Melillo (1912-1967) was born June 25, 1912. He and his wife Katherine (1911-2004) had three children: Carol Ann, Janet, and Frederick. Louis served with the United States Army during World War II.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Janet Harraden

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Janet Harraden.

Scope and Content

Photographic print: image of victims found in the Buchenwald concentration camp after liberation, captioned "Bodies / Buchenwald / German"; Photographic print: image of two American soldiers seated on top of stone sign that reads "Buchenwald," appears that image was printed in reverse, captioned "Katz & me / Buchenwald / 7 June 1945"; Photographic print: image of field with large building in background, captioned "Fulda, Germany - field opposite offices"; captions handwritten on verso; in English; Taken from photo album of Louis G. Melillo who served with the US Army in Germany during WWII.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany.

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.