Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Hirsh, Michael
Publication Date
April 2009
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Holocaust concentration camp liberator May Macdonald Horton. Horton was a nurse with the 120th Evacuation Hospital, which was one of the units sent to Buchenwald after its liberation on April 11, 1945. She was one of the chief nurses in charge of the operating rooms. The nurses did not go into the camp itself, since their commanding officer thought it was too horrible for them; instead, prisoners were brought to the field hospital, where they were treated. In this interview, Horton recounts her experiences at Buchenwald and also discusses how she became an army nurse.
Keywords
Concentration camps--History--Germany, 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--Hospitals--Germany, World War, 1939-1945--Medical care, World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States, Nurses--United States--Interviews, Veterans--United States--Interviews, Genocide, Crimes against humanity
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
audio/mp3
Identifier
C65-00061
Recommended Citation
Horton, May Macdonald, "May Macdonald Horton oral history interview" (2009). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 51.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/51
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