Program from the 2006 Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance Service held at Temple B'nai Sholom in Huntsville, Alabama.
Jones, John Rison
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Holocaust, Jewish--1939-1945
Temple B'nai Sholom (Huntsville, Ala.)
Huntsville (Ala.)
Madison County (Ala.)
The program includes a short biographical sketch of John Rison Jones. Jones lit the seventh candle during the service and received the 7th Candle Award, presented by Margaret Anne Goldsmith.
Jewish Federation of Huntsville and North Alabama
University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
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Programs
Text
John Rison Jones' handwritten notes describing conditions at Dora-Mittelbau.
Concentration camps--Germany
Dora (Concentration camp)
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation
Jones was one of the American soldiers who liberated the camp in April 1945. In these notes, he details the structure of the camp and its role as a "large industrial complex for the V-2 missile program." Jones also describes the conditions of the camp at the time of liberation.
Notes (documents)
104th Timberwolves arriving at Staten Island, New York, Pier 16, on the S.S. Monterey.
Soldiers
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 104th
United States. Army--Demobilization
World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel
Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
Photographs
Still Image
Military passes
Safe-conducts
World War, 1939-1945--Europe--End
The pass notes, "The German soldier who carries this safe conduct pass is using it as a sign of his genuine wish to give himself up. He is to be disarmed, to be well looked after, to receive food and medical attention as required, and to be removed from the danger zone as soon as possible."
Allied Expeditionary Force
Battalion history of the Third Battalion, 414th Infantry of the U.S. Army.
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 414th
Combat
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe
Third Battalion, 414th Infantry, United States Army
Histories (literary works)
Letter from Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins commending the 104th Infantry "Timberwolf" Division for its role in capturing German territory at the end of World War II.
Allen, Terry de la Mesa, 1888-1969
Collins, J. Lawton (Joseph Lawton)
The letter was forwarded to all members of the division by Maj. Gen. Terry Allen of the 104th Infantry Division. Collins chronicles the Timberwolves' accomplishments in campaigns in western Germany, including the capture of Cologne and the Ruhr region.
Collins, J. Lawton
Correspondence
Letter from Maj. Gen. Terry Allen to the 104th Infantry "Timberwolf" Division.
In this letter, Allen describes the division's achievements in "six months of continuous combat," detailing its role in the liberation of the Netherlands and the capture of the Ruhr region and Cologne. Allen includes an excerpt from a letter from J. Lawton Collins.
Certificate verifying John Rison Jones' return to the United States from France on the M.S. John Ericsson.
United States Lines Company
Certificates
Paris (France)
This pass grants John Rison Jones 72 hours in Paris, France, in May 1945.
"Owner's Inventory with Certificates, Affidavits and Customs Declaration."
This inventory details John Rison Jones' belongings that were shipped to Fort McPherson, Georgia, from Europe after World War II. The list includes clothing and equipment, including a camera with accessories, film, and postcards.
United States. Army
Inventories
The booklet belonged to Private First Class John Rison Jones of Huntsville, Alabama.
Wages
Roster of Alabama Polytechnic Institute student reservists called to World War II active duty.
Armed Forces--Reserves
Auburn University (Ala.)
Basic training (Military education)
Auburn (Ala.)
Lee County (Ala.)
Alabama Polytechnic Institute is known today as Auburn University. The reservists listed were assigned to report to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; Camp Blanding, Florida; Camp Shelby, Mississippi; and Fort McPherson, Georgia for basic training.
United States. War Department
Orders (military directives)
Certified Copy of Army of the United States Honorable Discharge belonging to John Rison Jones.
Military discharge--United States
The form notes that Jones was a rifleman and "Expert & Combat Infantry Man Sharpshooter." It also includes details of Jones' enlistment, qualifications, decorations, pay, and service dates and locations.
Military discharges
John Rison Jones of Huntsville, Alabama served with the Timberwolves. This pamphlet includes a combat history and photographs of the 104th Infantry Division during World War II. The inside front cover notes, "Passed by censor for mailing home."
Pamphlets
Apollo 6 flight
Apollo spacecraft
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Saturn launch vehicles
Saturn Project (U.S.)
The press conference was given at Cape Royal News Center in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, April 3, 1968, at 3:30 PM. Participants: William C. Schneider, Apollo Mission Director, NASA; George M. Low, Apollo Spacecraft Manager, NASA; Clifford Charlesworth, Apollo 6 Flight Director, Manned Spacecraft Center, NASA; Dr. Arthur Rudolph, Saturn V Program Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA; Rocco A. Petrone, Apollo 6 Launch Director, Kennedy Space Center, NASA; Col. Royce Olson, USAF, Director DOD Manned Spaceflight Support Office, Patrick AFB; Chris Kraft, Director of Flight Operations, Manned Spacecraft Center.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Press releases
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)
Space flight to the moon
Bendix Field Engineering Corporation
Final Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Operations Plan.
Lunar surface vehicles
Space vehicles--Moon--Landing
Prepared by the Lunar Surface Operations Office, Mission Operations Branch, Flight Crew Support Division.
Wood, William H., Jr.
Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.)
Reports
The press kit includes documentation on the Command and Service Module, Lunar Module, Saturn V launch vehicle, astronauts, and mission descriptions. Release No. 69-68.
Press kits
The chart includes diagrams, mission statistics, crew, and notes. There is an additional copy in the David Christensen Collection.
International Business Machines Corporation. Space Systems Center
Diagrams