Saul Collection

PARTNER

Densho
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COLLECTION ID

ddr-densho-22

DESCRIPTION

The Saul collection consists of images and documents related to Japanese American military service during World War II. Topics include: 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 100th Infantry Battalion, Military Intelligence Service, rescue of the Lost Battalion, liberation of Dachau, etc. The content of this collection was brought together from multiple sources both organizational and personal. Donations were received from the National Archives and Records Administration, KD Gedenkstaette, Bob Ikeda, Ted Tsukiyama, Herbert K. Yanamura, Frank Takao, Danny Y. Teruya, Shiroku Yamamoto, Satoru Shikasho, Nobuichi Morris Miyasato, Lillian Yajima, Kenji Ego, Susumu Ito, and Clarence Matsumura.

INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE

1942-1992

BULK UNIT DATE

c.1942-1946

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

497 black and white photographic prints and documents.

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

CREATORS

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Saul Collection

RIGHTS

Copyright restricted
Copyright restricted

486 Objects

Photo of survivors of Dachau concentration camp (ddr-densho-22-1)
img Photo of survivors of Dachau concentration camp (ddr-densho-22-1)
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Victims, Dachau concentration camp (ddr-densho-22-2)
img Victims, Dachau concentration camp (ddr-densho-22-2)
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Soldier, 522nd Field Artillery Battalion (ddr-densho-22-3)
img Soldier, 522nd Field Artillery Battalion (ddr-densho-22-3)
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Prisoners (ddr-densho-22-4)
img Prisoners (ddr-densho-22-4)
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522nd Field Artillery Battalion (ddr-densho-22-5)
img 522nd Field Artillery Battalion (ddr-densho-22-5)
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Dachau concentration camp (ddr-densho-22-6)
img Dachau concentration camp (ddr-densho-22-6)
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German prisoners of war (ddr-densho-22-7)
img German prisoners of war (ddr-densho-22-7)
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Dachau concentration camp (ddr-densho-22-8)
img Dachau concentration camp (ddr-densho-22-8)
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Survivors, Dachau concentration camp (ddr-densho-22-9)
img Survivors, Dachau concentration camp (ddr-densho-22-9)
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Article from The Jerusalem Post (ddr-densho-22-10)
doc Article from The Jerusalem Post (ddr-densho-22-10)
Article published in the Jerusalem Post. In 1992, a reunion was held in Jerusalem, Israel which brought together soldiers from the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion and the people they liberated from Dachau concentration camp. There are a few errors in this article. First, the correct designation is the 522nd, not the 526th, Field Artillery Battalion, Second, …
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