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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Lawrence Layden scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1065-042
Abstract

The collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Lawrence "Ed" Layden, an officer with the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. The scrapbook contains photographs of Layden at various bases during the war, reconnaissance photographs, and photographs of Buchenwald concentration camp, which Layden visited on April 17, 1945, six days after it was liberated.

Dates: 1941-1945

Sam Siegel papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1181
Abstract

Assorted papers of Sam Siegel of Walterboro, South Carolina. Papers primarily consist of diaries, including an early diary documenting Siegels experience during World War II as part of the US Army’s 78th Division. Also included are materials relating to Siegels father-in-law and business partner, Albert J. Novit, and the Temple Mt. Sinai synagogue in Walterboro, South Carolina.

Dates: 1935-2007