Joseph Crane collection

The material relates to Joseph Crane's experiences and relationships with people he met at Civilian Internment Camp #5. The collection consists of photographs of SS personnel, a statement given by an internee of Civilian Internment Camp #5, a letter of protest from some internees regarding the delay in their release, two poems, a report about war criminals and war crimes trials, and an arrest report. Joseph Crane was born in Vienna, Austria in 1912 and emigrated to the United States in 1929. During World War II, Crane was a member of Company E, of the 329th Regiment of the 83rd U.S. Infantry Division. In May 1945, Crane was assigned to Civilian Internment Camp #5 in Nattenberg, Germany where he acted as a registrar of inmates and as an interpreter.