Francis P. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Francis P., a Roman-Catholic, who was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1918. He recalls enlisting in the army nine months before Pearl Harbor, hoping to serve only one year; realizing, after the war began, that he would serve for the duration; attending officer candidate school as a medical administrator; shipment to England in 1943; establishing a large hospital in Rennes, France after D-Day; being taken to Buchenwald after the war ended to provide advice about medical care for the former prisoners; fright and astonishment at the horrendous conditions of the prisoners and conditions in the barracks; observing piles of corpses; difficulty conceiving humans could treat others this way; leaving after three days; and discharge in December 1945.
Extent and Medium
2 videocassettes
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This testimony is open with permission.
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Copyright has been transferred to the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Use of this testimony requires permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive. This testimony can only be used for educational purposes.
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Process Info
compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
People
- P., Francis, -- 1918-
Corporate Bodies
- United States. -- Army. -- Infantry Division, 4th.
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- Video tapes.
- Men.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Europe.
- Postwar experiences.
Places
- Rennes (France)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat