Oral History Interview with Philip Di Giorgio

Philip DiGiorgio describes serving in E Company, 232nd Regiment, 42nd Division of the Seventh Army during World War II; some of his combat experiences and the heavy losses his division took; entering Dachau in April, 1945 shortly after it was liberated, under orders to clear all the buildings and tunnels and then to move on; seeing some survivors and a few guards who tried to blend in with them, a lampshade made out of human skin, and many so-called "Forty and Eights" (cattle cars stacked with bodies ready for cremation); how what he saw at Dachau profoundly affected him, renewed his will to fight, and increased his religious observance; and being moved to testify because of his perception of widespread disbelief about the Holocaust.

Date: 12/06/1994
Interviewer: Philip G. Solomon
Interviewee: Philip Di Giorgio
Language: English
Subject: Concentration camp inmates.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States.
Men--Personal narratives.
Geographic Name
Dachau (Germany)
Germany.
Location: USA
Dachau concentration camp
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