Title:: Diary (Germany) 1943-1945

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Diary (Germany), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.02
Creator:
arrangement
Preferred citation:

Diary (Germany), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Diary of an unidentified member of the U.S. Army, who spent 1943-1945 in Germany as an interpreter. He describes the trip from New York City to Europe, training in England, and finally his tour of duty in the Rhineland, passing through France and Belgium on the way.German cities mentioned are Aachen, Duisburg, Muelheim and Essen. The author was accompanying a battalion of engineers and he describes their work on bridges, checking for sabotage like mines and booby traps. He also talks about meeting and questioning locals, and gives descriptions of the destruction and conditions he encounters.

Acquisition information:
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 08/31/2009.
Processing information:

Accessioned and processed in August 2009 by Ute Schechter.

Physical description:
1 volume.