Sherman Carpenter letter

The collection consists of a letter written by Sherman Carpenter who served with the 45th Infantry Division of the United States Army during World War II. He wrote the letter to his Baptist minister back home in Louisville, KY on Adolf Hitler’s stationary which he found in an empty office in a government building in Munich. In the letter, Sherman describes what he witnessed in the Dachau concentration camp. Copyright Holder: Mr. David Jarrett Sherman Carpenter (1910-1985) served in the United States Army with the 45th Infantry Division during World War II. He served as a radio operator and participated in the liberation of Dachau.