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1. US Army dog tag worn by Arthur Schmitt
Object | Accession Number: 2019.627.5
… Arthur (Abraham) Schmitt and Meta (Miriam) Grunebaum Schmitt and their families in Germany and the United States before, during, and after World War II.…
2. Jewish Brigade Group embroidered shoulder title patch worn by a Brigade soldier
2007.492.4 front
Object | Accession Number: 2007.492.4
Date:
use: 1944 September-1946 July
…Fanny Dominitz was born September 9, 1925 in Cologne, Germany, to Jakob Dominitz, a traveling businessman, born on November 26, 1899, and Scheindel…
3. Three military metal identification tags worn by an American soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2013.483.2 a-c
Date:
use: approximately 1945 November-1947
… War II. On May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered, but the US was still at war with Japan. On June 29, 1945, John was inducted into the United States Army. He…
4. Shadowbox with a collage of shoulder sleeve patches and badges worn by a US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2013.483.3
Date:
use: approximately 1945 November-1947
… War II. On May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered, but the US was still at war with Japan. On June 29, 1945, John was inducted into the United States Army. He…
5. Framed set of military medals, ribbons, and insignia awarded to US Army Captain J.G. Mitnick
2006.11.43, Framed set of military medals, ribbons, and insignia, J. George Mitnick Collection
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.43
Date:
commemoration: 1941-1945
… captured the city of Regensburg. On April 13, George arrived at the recently liberated Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany. There he saw the abysmal living…
6. Great Seal of US lapel pin worn by a Jewish German US soldier
2003.149.10 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.10 a-c
Date:
use: after 1943 April-before 1946 July
…Rudolf (Rudolph) Daniel Sichel was born on January 2, 1915, in the Hesse district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to Ernst and Frieda Oppenheimer…
7. Infantry service lapel pin worn by a German Jewish US soldier
2003.149.25 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.25
Date:
use: 1945 May 09-approximately 1946 June
…Rudolf (Rudolph) Daniel Sichel was born on January 2, 1915, in the Hesse district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to Ernst and Frieda Oppenheimer…
8. Bronze Star Medal and pin set presented to Jewish German US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.6 a-d
Date:
commemoration: after 1944 June-before 1946 July
…Rudolf (Rudolph) Daniel Sichel was born on January 2, 1915, in the Hesse district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to Ernst and Frieda Oppenheimer…
9. Military ID tag issued to identify a Jewish volunteer in the British Army
2004.616.3 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.616.3
Date:
issue: approximately 1939
…, Germany invaded Hungary. On April 5, anti-Jewish decrees were issued: Jews had to wear a Star of David badge and obey a strict curfew. Eva, Janka, and…
10. U.S. lapel pin from a pair owned by a German Jewish US soldier
2003.149.29 back
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.29.2 a-c
Date:
received: 1945 May 09-approximately 1946 June
…Rudolf (Rudolph) Daniel Sichel was born on January 2, 1915, in the Hesse district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to Ernst and Frieda Oppenheimer…
11. World War II Victory Medal with ribbon and box awarded to a US soldier
2011.75.11_a front
Object | Accession Number: 2011.75.11 a-b
Date:
commemoration: 1941-1945
issue: 1946-2010
…, he enlisted in the US Army and was assigned to the 102nd Combat Infantry Division, nicknamed the Ozarks Division. He was deployed to Germany in…
12. U.S. Infantry service lapel pin worn by German Jewish US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.82
Date:
received: 1945 May 09-approximately 1946 June
…Rudolf (Rudolph) Daniel Sichel was born on January 2, 1915, in the Hesse district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to Ernst and Frieda Oppenheimer…
13. U.S. lapel pin received by a German Jewish US soldier
2003.149.31.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.31.1 a-c
Date:
received: 1945 May 09-approximately 1946 June
…Rudolf (Rudolph) Daniel Sichel was born on January 2, 1915, in the Hesse district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to Ernst and Frieda Oppenheimer…
14. Copper colored U.S. lapel pin received by a German Jewish US soldier
2003.149.31 back
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.31.2 a-c
Date:
received: 1945 May 09-approximately 1946 June
…Rudolf (Rudolph) Daniel Sichel was born on January 2, 1915, in the Hesse district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to Ernst and Frieda Oppenheimer…
15. Set of US Army 405th Infantry Regiment lapel pins acquired by a US soldier
2011.75.14_a front
Object | Accession Number: 2011.75.14 a-c
Date:
received: 1945-1946
…, he enlisted in the US Army and was assigned to the 102nd Combat Infantry Division, nicknamed the Ozarks Division. He was deployed to Germany in…
16. Copper colored U.S. lapel pin owned by a German Jewish US soldier
2003.149.30.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.30.1 a-c
Date:
received: 1945 May 09-approximately 1946 June
…Rudolf (Rudolph) Daniel Sichel was born on January 2, 1915, in the Hesse district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to Ernst and Frieda Oppenheimer…
17. Set of US Army issue dog tags and a key on a chain belonging to a German Jewish refugee and soldier
2018.204.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2018.204.2
Date:
use: 1943 April 06-1946 March 17
…Berthold Meier (1911-1999) was born in Littfeld, Germany, to Toni (neé Heumann, 1880-?) and Seligmann Meier (1878-1920). Seligmann was born in…
18. Royal Welch Fusiliers economy issue cap badge worn by a British soldier and Kindertransport refugee
2016.203.7 front
Object | Accession Number: 2016.203.7
Date:
use: 1944-1945
…Norbert Müller (later Norman A. Miller) was born on June 2, 1924, in Tann in der Rhön, Germany, to Sebald and Laura Jüngster Müller. Sebald was born…
19. Infantry service lapel pin worn by German Jewish US soldier
2003.149.23 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.23 a-b
Date:
use: 1945 May 09-approximately 1946 June
…Rudolf (Rudolph) Daniel Sichel was born on January 2, 1915, in the Hesse district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to Ernst and Frieda Oppenheimer…
20. Copper colored U.S. lapel pin received by a German Jewish US soldier
2003.149.29.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.149.29.1 a-b
Date:
received: 1945 May 09-approximately 1946 June
…Rudolf (Rudolph) Daniel Sichel was born on January 2, 1915, in the Hesse district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to Ernst and Frieda Oppenheimer…