November 2014

A STORY OFA PATRIOT AND A HERO continued

He continued being on Eisenhower’s staff and was promoted to Lt. Col. After the Germans surrendered and the war in Europe ended, my father accompanied Eisenhower on his tour of the concentration camps, witnessing first hand the horrors of Nazi Germany. Gen. Eisenhower later gave my father a heavy large book about 16x20 inches, which was a photographic record of the allied air effort in support of the invasion of Europe. It is a true photographic history of the air battles and bombings in occupied Europe. And this is the very valuable piece of history, along with many personal photographs of my father with the General and other members of S.H.A.E.F. plus letters and artifacts, including a diary my father kept over those long 3 years, that we took to the Curator of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. The Curator was thrilled to receive this incredible and priceless collection and thanked us profusely. Carol and I then spent a number of hours touring this exciting Museum which was founded by the late historian, Stephen Ambrose in 2000. The museum’s mission is to honor the courageous, selfless Americans who came together to win World War II, almost 70 years ago. And that they did!!

If any of you are planning a trip to New Orleans, it is highly recommended that you tour this marvelous museum. It is the world’s foremost institution for exploring the American experience in World War II.

Invasion of Normandy June 6, 1944

Raymond Goldstein circa 1942-1943

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