Loeb (Löb), Frank Ludwig, 1921-2007
Person
Dates
- Existence: 21 February 1921 - 14 December 2007
Biography
Frank Ludwig Loeb was born on February 21, 1921 in Darmstadt, Germany to parents Emil Loeb and Bella Levi Loeb. He immigrated to the United States via Le Havre, France and arrived in New York on July 31, 1938 on the SS Britannic. He settled in Cleveland, Ohio with his parents and brother, Ernest Loeb after they were able to escape Nazi Germany as well. On June 16, 1943 Frank joined the U.S. Army to serve in WWII. He died in Madison, Wisconsin on December 14, 2007.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Letter from Ernest Loeb to Bella and Emil Loeb, circa 1946
Item
Identifier: B407.01.0001.0011.00013
Abstract
This is a letter from Ernest Loeb to his parents Bella and Emil Loeb, written from Germany while Ernest was still stationed there in WWII. Ernest discusses his job prospects after his enlistment is over. He is working on the "Warcrimes commision" in the "trials" which are presumably the Nuremburg Trials. Ernest says "I have personally spoken to Goering, Doenitz, Secretary's of state, Reinhardt, Meissner, Koerner, Kaeppler Bayrhoffer, Neuman and most important of all Schacht. They don't...
Dates:
circa 1946