Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Badge that belonged to Eddie Mills Murphy. Murphy served as a Private First Class in the United States Army, 3264th Signal Photo Battalion. He was stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany, after the war and was assigned as a photographer at the International Military Tribunal during the Nuremberg War Crmies Trials from 1945-1946.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Colleen Picchi
Physical Details
- Classification
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Military Insignia
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Badges (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Golden badge (pin) with aircraft propeller and wings
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949--Pictorial works. Soldiers as artists--United States--Biography. War crime trials--Germany--Nuremberg--Pictorial works. World War, 1939-1945--Photographers--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Journalism, Military--United States. Photographers.
- Corporate Name
- United States. Army. Signal Corps
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Colleen Picchi, the daughter of Eddie Mills Murphy.
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- 2025-01-02 11:17:25
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Also in Eddie Mills Murphy collection
The collection consists of artifacts, documents, original photographs, and photographic negatives relating to the experiences of Eddie Mills Murphy, during and after World War II, when he served as a soldier in the United States Army, 3264th Signal Photo Battalion, and was assigned as a photographer at the International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg War Crimes trials from 1945-1946.
Date: 1944-1947
Wooden box used by a US soldier assigned to photograph the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials
Object
Wooden box that belonged to Eddie Mills Murphy and was used to store photographic negatives. Murphy served as a Private First Class in the United States Army, 3264th Signal Photo Battalion. He was stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany after the war and was assigned as a photographer at The International Military Tribunal during the Nuremberg trials from 1945-1946.
Rubber date stamp used by a US soldier assigned to photograph the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials
Object
Date stamp that belonged to Eddie Mills Murphy. Murphy served as a Private First Class in the United States Army, 3264th Signal Photo Battalion. He was stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany after the war and was assigned as a photographer at The International Military Tribunal during the Nuremberg trials from 1945-1946.
Eddie Mills Murphy papers
Document
Consists of original photographs, photographic negatives, and documents relating to the Nuremberg trials, which belonged to Eddie Mills Murphy. The photographs include: photographs of military airplanes, courtroom interiors during the IMT trials, Allied naval ships, photos of Eddie Murphy, post-war Germany, and signed photographs, including a signed portrait of General Dwight Eisenhower and Justice Robert Jackson. Also includes Murphy's tribunal passes, original negatives and Murphy's original wooden Signal Corps negative box. Eddie Murphy served as a Private First Class in the United States Army, 3264th Signal Photo Battalion. He was stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany after the war and was assigned as a photographer at the International Military Tribunal during the Nuremberg trials from 1945-1946.
