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Testimony of: Pfc. William L. Competielle, 42017710, Company "I", 157th Infantry.

Taken at: Pullach, Germany. (Near Munich)

Date: 4 May 1945. By: Lt. Col. Joseph M. Whitaker, IGD,

Asst. Inspector General, Seventh Army.

The witness was sworn.

111 Q Please state your name, rank, organization, and serial number.

A Pfc. William L. Competielle, 42017710, Company "I", 157th Infantry.

(The witness was advised of his rights under the 24th Article of War.)

112 Q What is your job in Company "I"?

A I am a first aid man.

113 Q Do you remember the taking of the concentration camp at Dachau?

A Yes, sir, I do.

114 Q Were you present in the coal yard when some German prisoners were shot?

A I was there when they took them behind the wall, but didn't have the nerve to see what was going on.

115 Q Did you hear it from the outside of the wall?

A I did not hear because at the time a woman and two children fainted and I could not do anything with them, and took them to a hospital that was nearby and got a German doctor to give them some kind of a shot, but that did not help them any because the three of them passed away.

116 Q Who was in charge of the party that took the Germans behind the wall?

A You mean the officer? There was so much excitement that everybody was shouting so you could not tell who the order came from and all I do know was they were separated the SS troops from other prisoners.

117 Q What officers were present?

A I don't know them by name.