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Jack Bornkind photograph collection

Document | Accession Number: 2013.90.1

The collection contains two photographs of United States Army soldier Private First Class Jack Bornkind in uniform and one of his grave.

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Date: inclusive: circa 1942-circa 1945
Language: English
Genre/Form: Photographs.
Extent: 1 folder
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Frieda Raucher

Document Creator: Jack Bornkind
Biography: Jack Bornkind (1924-1945) was born on 31 January 1924 in Flint, Michigan to Nathan and Rachael Bornkind. He enlisted with the United States Army in 1942 and served in Europe with the rank of Private First Class. He was taken prisoner and was one of 350 American POWs selected from Stalag IXB in Bad Orb, Germany and sent to perform forced labor at Berga, a sub-camp of the Buchenwald concentration camp. After a 20 day death march, Bornkind died on 23 April 1945 moments before the POWs were liberated by the US Army’s 11th Armored Division.
System of Arrangement: This collection is arranged as a single series.
Topical Term: Death marches--Germany.
Prisoners of war--Germany--Bad Orb.
Prisoners of war--Germany--Berga (Thuringia)
Personal Name: Bornkind, Jack, 1924-1945.
Corporate Name: United States. Army
Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Frieda Raucher.
Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
: Record last modified: 2023-08-25 18:01:53
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn49875

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