Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Hirsh, Michael
Publication Date
September 2008
Abstract
Oral history interview with Holocaust concentration camp liberator John R. Hallowell. Hallowell began as a mortar man and was eventually a warrant officer in the 45th Infantry Division, which liberated Dachau on April 29, 1945. He went overseas with the division in 1942 and served in North Africa, Italy, and the invasion of southern France. After crossing the Siegfried Line and progressing through Germany, they captured Nuremberg and ran into Dachau on the way to Munich. Hallowell was present the day the camp was liberated and the day after, when he was assigned to escort a photographer around. In this interview, he describes finding the camp, seeing the prisoners, and his reactions to the sights. A writer by profession, Hallowell was his regiment's historian during the war and is also the president of his regiment's association.
Keywords
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany, World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation, World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American, World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States, Veterans--United States--Interviews, Genocide, Crimes against humanity
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
audio/mp3
Identifier
C65-00053
Recommended Citation
Hallowell, John R., "John R. Hallowell oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 43.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/43