John Coulston papers

John Coulston was a captain with the 602nd U.S. Tank Destroyer Battalion during World War II. The unit participated in the Battle of the Bulge and was the first unit to enter Ohrdruf. In later years Coulston served as the historian for the 602nd US Tank Destroyer Battalion. Includes materials collected by U.S. Army Capt. John Coulston concerning the liberation of Ohrdruf and the activities of 602nd U.S. Tank Destroyer Battalion members after World War II. Also included are materials relating to reviews of Holocaust literature, survivors from Auschwitz, the life and work of Henri Abraham, and children who were survivors.