James T. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of James T., who was born in New Hampshire in 1923. He recalls enlisting in the United States military; joining the 90th Infantry Division; shipping out to England; landing on Omaha Beach in Normandy; transfer to the 4th Armored; moving through France; the Battle of the Bulge; encounters with General George Patton; entering Germany; liberating Buchenwald; having no previous knowledge of concentration camps; the pervasive stench of rotting flesh which still stays with him; not understanding they were viewing starved people; the expressionless eyes of the prisoners; and leaving after a few hours, once medical assistance had been procured, never having exited his tank.
Extent and Medium
1 videocassette
Conditions Governing Access
This testimony is open with permission.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright has been transferred to the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Use of this testimony requires permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive.
Rules and Conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Process Info
compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
People
- Patton, George S. -- (George Smith), -- 1885-1945.
- T., James, -- 1923-
Corporate Bodies
- United States. -- Army. -- 4th Armored Division.
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
- United States. -- Army. -- Division, 90th.
Subjects
- Liberator.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, American.
- Men.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Video tapes.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat