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  • A Liberator's Jacket

    A native of Dayton, Ohio, Sgt. Delbert Cooper served as a soldier with the U.S. Army's 14th Regiment, 71st Infantry Division in 1945. Cooper was among the first Americans to enter and liberate Gunskirchen Lager, which was part of the notorious Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in Austria. His most

  • Concentration Camp Uniform

    Perhaps the rarest artifact in the Holocaust exhibit, this concentration camp uniform is one of very few still in existence. It was given to the exhibit by Jack Bomstein, whose father Moritz wore the uniform while he was imprisoned at Buchenwald.Note: Allied prisoners of war interned at Buchenwald

  • Parallel Tracks to Germany

    During World War I, many American "Doughboys" traveled the front in French railcars displaying the notice that each car could carry 40 men or eight horses. Therefore, they quickly became known as "forty and eight" railcars. In World War II, "forty and eights" again transported supplies and troops to

  • Army Air Forces Victims of the Holocaust

    "The Japanese should hang -- not shoot -- every American terror pilot (Terrorflieger) then the Americans would think it over before making such attacks."- Advice given by Adolf Hitler on May 27, 1944, to the Japanese Ambassador on how to stop American air attacksAlmost 36,000 Army Air Forces (AAF)

  • Major Nazi Concentration Camps

    Arbeitsdorf, GermanyAuschwitz/Birkenau, PolandBelzec, PolandBergen-Belsen, GermanyBuchenwald, GermanyChelmno, PolandDachau, GermanyDora-Mittelbau, GermanyFlossenbuerg, GermanyGross-Rosen, PolandKaiserwald (Riga), LatviaKlooga, EstoniaMajdanek, PolandMauthausen, AustriaNatzweiler-Struthof,

  • German Camps and Hospitals Holding Internees

    The following German camps and hospitals held American POWs and civilian internees (as of Dec. 31, 1944).Lazaretts (Hospitals)Lazarett IV A Elsterhorst (Hohnstein, Czechoslovakia)Lazarett IV G (Leipzig, Germany)Lazarett V B (Rottenmunster, Germany)Lazarett VI C (Lingen, Germany)Lazarett VI G

  • Brief Retrospect on Human Rights

    1901-1913Dayton police adopted the Bertillon identification system for criminals in 1902. This system recorded body measurements as well as mental and moral qualities. A similar system would be used during the 1930s in Germany to determine "Racial Purity."Whites rioted against black inhabitants in

  • Prejudice & Memory: A Holocaust Exhibit

    This exhibit is located in the hallway between the Early Years and Air Power Galleries."Prejudice & Memory: A Holocaust Exhibit" is made up of the photographs, artifacts and memories of people who now live in the Dayton, Ohio, area. Among the contributors are concentration camp survivors and their

  • Medal of Honor Awards in the Air Force

    Note: This exhibit is currently off public display.The Medal of Honor is the highest award for heroism in military action which this nation can bestow on a member of its Armed Forces. The first Medal of Honor won by an airman was awarded to Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker for aerial combat in 1918.The

  • "Fabric of the Air Force"

    Note: This exhibit is located in Kettering Hall.In January 1997, the 50th Anniversary Office received approval for the creation of a special anniversary commemorative quilt. Production of the project was funded through the Air Force Services sponsorship, and all 85 Air Force installations worldwide