United States Holocaust Memorial Council
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Dublin Core
Title
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
Subject
Veterans
Creator
W.A. Scott III
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Honored by the President
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"...they called the soldiers "Black Angels.""
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Editor's Note:
During the final twenty years of his life, Scott began to write, speak, and record testimony about his experience as a witness to the Holocaust. His first experience came in 1979 when he met Alex Gross, a survivor of Buchenwald, at an Emory University program organized by Dr. Fred W. Crawford to bring together Holocaust survivors and witnesses. Gross told Scott that he and his brother were at Buchenwald when Scott's unit arrived and that they called the soldiers "Black Angels."
In 1981, Scott was awarded a certificate by the United States Holocaust memorial Council. In 1991, one year before his death, Scott was appointed to that same council by President George H.W. Bush.
During the final twenty years of his life, Scott began to write, speak, and record testimony about his experience as a witness to the Holocaust. His first experience came in 1979 when he met Alex Gross, a survivor of Buchenwald, at an Emory University program organized by Dr. Fred W. Crawford to bring together Holocaust survivors and witnesses. Gross told Scott that he and his brother were at Buchenwald when Scott's unit arrived and that they called the soldiers "Black Angels."
In 1981, Scott was awarded a certificate by the United States Holocaust memorial Council. In 1991, one year before his death, Scott was appointed to that same council by President George H.W. Bush.
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1991
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