Witnesses to Liberation

Are you interested in hosting this exhibit?

1. Read the Borrower's Information Packet.
2. Once you have read and agree to the requirements listed in the packet, please submit a booking request. Please note that requests must be sent a minimum of 4 weeks prior to the preferred display date. Please be aware that the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust is busiest from February through May. For requests during this season, we encourage you to submit your request two to three months in advance.

Learn about other panels in the series "Georgia's Response to the Holocaust." Single installments or the entire series are available for loan to schools and organizations.

This installment of the series, “Witnesses to Liberation,” profiles six men who served the United States during World War II and witnessed the liberation of Nazi camps between January and May of 1945. 

• George Aigen – Born October 9, 1925, Brooklyn, New York: George was in the 1269th Combat Engineer Battalion, charged with the responsibility of building roads and destroying mines and bridges. He witnessed the liberation of Dachau concentration camp.  
• Frank L. Benson  – Born January 2, 1919, Macon, Georgia; Died December 23, 2014, Loganville, Georgia: Frank was in the 17th Signal Battalion, responsible for establishing communication lines for the 1st Army as it advanced through all five campaigns across Europe. He witnessed the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp. 
• Howard and Hilbert Margol  – Born February 22, 1924, Jacksonville, Florida: Identical twin brother’s Howard and Hilbert (Hibby) were in the 42nd Infantry Rainbow Division. They liberated Dachau concentration camp.
• William A. Scott III  – Born January 13, 1923, Johnson City, Tennessee; Died March 7, 1992, Atlanta Georgia: W.A. was a photographer with the 183rd Engineer Combat Battalion. He witnessed and photographed the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp.
• John P. Yates – Born November 24, 1921, Griffin, Georgia: Georgia State Representative John Yates flew over 200 missions near or over enemy lines as a liaison pilot of a Piper Club airplane. He witnessed the liberation of Dachau concentration camp. 

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Specifications

Each installment is a single free-standing panel measuring 98" by 98". 

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Fees

There is no rental fee at this time for this exhibit. However, hosts may be asked to cover the travel expenses for the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust staff member(s) for set-up and take-down of the exhibit unless other arrangements have been made.

As travel expenses will vary depending on location, distance, and availability the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust is unable to provide an estimate until booking negotiations begin with the host. 

No admission fee may be charged to the public to view the exhibit unless the host has a standard admission in place at the facility.