Nelson Akagi collection
Consists of photocopies of an album compiled by Nelson Akagi, a Japanese-American member of the 442nd combat regiment of the 552nd Field Artillery, who participated in the liberation of the survivors of a death march near the Dachau concentration camp. The album includes Dr. Akagi's handwritten memories and information regarding Larry Lubetzky, a Lithuanian Jew who was liberated and then employed by the regiment as a translator. In 1994, Dr. Akagi reunited with Mr. Lubetzky, and the folder includes Mr. Lubetzky's memories of his experiences and documentation regarding their 1990s reunion.
Organisatie
Collectie
- EHRI
Type
- Archief
Rechten
Identificatienummer van European Holocaust Research Infrastructure
- us-005578-irn39789
Trefwoorden
- Akagi, Nelson.
- Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.
- Document
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