WW2 26th Infantry Division “Gusen” concentration camp liberation grouping / Original photos, map, patches and documents of Claude M. Huey (Ambulance Driver)
Division History-
Formed on the 18th of July 1917 and activated on the 22nd of August 1917 at Camp Edwards, MA, consisting of units from the New England area, the division's commander selected the nickname "Yankee Division" to highlight the division's geographic makeup. Sent to Europe in World War I as part of the American Expeditionary Forces, the division saw extensive combat in France. Sent to Europe once again for World War II, the division again fought through France, advancing into Germany and liberating the Gusen concentration camp before the end of the war.
Photos in this grouping are extremely rare and shocking but provide a very real truth of the brutality of war, and the lives lost / All photos were taken from camp Gusen concentration camp by Claude M. Huey U.S. Army Soldier rank of T-5 then later promoted to Staff Sergeant / T-5 (Ambulance Driver) when these photos were taken
In this grouping there are 37 original photos “some are doubles” and a couple negatives / 6 U.S. Army patches / 1 German medical patch / 1 Original ambulance route map (hand drawn) by Claude M. Huey / 1 soldiers individual pay record / 1 motor vehicle operators permit “driver’s license” for larger equipment / 1 immunization register / 2 Registration certificates / Leather case with French money / Letter of promotion to Staff Sergeant / Paris souvenir booklet and postcards (some postcards written and sent by Claude)… (All items personally owned by Claude M. Huey) Display case provided and measures 16 x 12 inches
