Medallion issued to a Romanian Jewish refugee by the US Army
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Military Insignia
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Medals
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Medals--United States (lcsh)
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- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jessica Carroll
Medallion issued to Marta Hafner by the US Army. Marta Hafner was deported to Transnistria. She survived under the false identity Constantata Dumitrescu and worked at the Jagendorf Foundry. After the war she worked as a secretary for the US Army and married Cpl. Eugene Rothlauf in 1946. She came to the United States in 1947.
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Record last modified: 2021-02-10 09:19:01
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Also in Marta Hafner collection
The collection consists of clippings, documents, photographs, and a medallion relating to the experiences of Marta Hafner in Romania during the Holocaust during which she was deported to Transnistria and during the postwar period when she worked for the United States Army. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Marta Hafner papers
Document
Collection of documents, photographs, and clippings relating to Marta Hafner [donor's mother] and her experiences in Romania before, during, and after Holocaust. Includes newspaper clippings documenting her experiences; identification papers, including an ID identifying her as Jewish issued in Cernauti, 1942; and family photos. Marta Hafner was deported to Transnistria. She survived under the false identity Constantata Dumitrescu and worked at the Jagendorf Foundry. After the war she worked as a secretary for the US Army and married Cpl. Eugene Rothlauf in 1946. She came to the United States in 1947.
Marta Hafner papers
Document
Collection of documents relating to Marta Hafner (donor's mother) and her experiences before, during, and after the Holocaust. Marta Hafner was deported to Transnistria in 1939. She survived under the false identity Constanta Dumitrescu and worked at the Jagendorf Foundry. After the war she worked as a secretary for the US Army and married an American soldier. She came to the United States in 1947.
