Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing John H. Horn Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 3rd United States Army Intelligence Center
- Location of Service: Belgium; Germany
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/1728
John Horn, a staff sergeant with the 3rd United States Army Intelligence Center, was a German-Jewish émigré. While some members of his immediate family escaped the Holocaust, having left Germany for America or Palestine before the war, many remained. Most of Horn's letters home deal with general topics--the routine of Army life--but in October 1945, Horn writes from Berlin with a heart-wrenching account of the fate of his family. In only a few lines, Horn encapsulates the murder of Germany 's Jews: the round-ups, the danger of living under assumed identities, the efforts of a few who would save Jews undermined by the actions of traitors, and finally the deportations to certain death at Auschwitz.
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Title
- John H. Horn Collection
Names
- Ballhorn, Herbert
- Horn, John H.
Headings
- - Horn, John H.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Form
- Correspondence
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 3rd United States Army Intelligence Center
- Location of Service: Belgium; Germany
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1946
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran interrogated SS General (Oberstgruppenführer) Sepp Dietrich.
Materials
- Manuscript: Correspondence [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/1728
Cite as
- John H. Horn Collection (AFC/2001/001/1728), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image