us-005578-irn500918
type: RecordSet
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
biographical history: Ralph R. Parker (1920-2021) was born Rolf Pakuscher on October 29, 1920 in Berlin, Germany to Bruno (d. 1939) and Margarette (née Stensch) Pakuscher. He was a survivor of Auschwitz III (Buna-Monowitz), Gleiwitz, and Sachsenhausen. Ralph was liberated by the United States Army on a death march near Schwerin. After the war, he married Ruth Bartlet (1924-2003) and they immigrated to the United States in 1949 aboard the USS General Omar Bundy. They settled in Connecticut where he worked in the machinist industry and had one son, Ron Parker.
has beginning date: 1994-01-01
has end date: 1994-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had subject: 803
has or had subject: 904
has or had subject: 3
has or had subject: 686
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn500918
record resource extent: folder 1
record resource structure: The collection is arranged as one folder.
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: The collection includes a one-page testimony by Ralph R. Parker describing his experiences as a forced laborer, deportation to Auschwitz III (Buna-Monowitz) in 1943, forced march to Gleiwitz and Sachsenhausen, and liberation near Schwerin. Also included is a photocopy of a report given by Rolf Pakuscher (Ralph Parker) for a court case in Hamburg in 1946, describing conditions at Auschwitz.
title: Ralph Parker testimony