Overview
- Collection Summary
- The collection consists of artifacts, documents, and photographs relating to the experience of J. George Mitnick before and during his tour of duty as a Captain in the US Army, 65th Infantry Division, in Europe where his unit liberated Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany and assisted in the liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria and after the war in the United States.
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006 by Ronne Mitnick Hess, the daughter of J. George Mitnick.
Browse 46 Items In This Collection
US Army footlocker used by a soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.2
US Army footlocker used by a soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.3
US Army footlocker used by a soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.4
Pair of US Army paratrooper boots worn by a soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.5 a-b
US Army khaki winter overalls worn by a soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.6
US Army drawstring button bag and buttons used by a soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.7
US Army canvas first aid bag used by a soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.8
US Army duffel bag used by a soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.9
US Army M1 carbine weapon bag used by a soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.10
US Army issued brown shoelaces used by a soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.12 a-b
US Army olive drab knit balaclava used by a soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.13
US Army olive drab knit balaclava used by a soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.14
US Army duffel bag used by a soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.15
US Army garrison cap with piping and captain's insignia worn by a Jewish soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.16
US Army garrison cap with black piping and captain's insignia worn by a Jewish soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.17
US Army captain's Eisenhower jacket worn by a soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.18
US Army captain's dress jacket worn by a soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.19 a-b
US Army, 45th Infantry Division, bundle of Class A Thunderbird patches
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.20 a-t
US Army, 45th Infantry Division, Class A Thunderbird patch issued to a Jewish soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.21
US Army, 45th Infantry Division, Class A Thunderbird patch issued to a Jewish soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.22
US Army, 45th Infantry Division, Class A Thunderbird patch issued to a Jewish soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.23
US Army, 45th Infantry Division, Class A Thunderbird patch owned by a Jewish soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.24
US Army 2nd Lieutenant subdued marking patch issued to a Jewish soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.25
US Army captain's insignia patch worn by a Jewish soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.26
US Army captain's insignia patch worn by a Jewish soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.27
US Army captain's insignia patch worn by a Jewish soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.28
US Army captain's insignia patch worn by a Jewish soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.29
US Army Bronze Star ribbon bar pin awarded to a Jewish soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.30
US Army M1 combat helmet worn by a Jewish soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.31
US Army service hat and hat box owned by a Jewish soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.32 a-b
Framed certificate and pictures of J. George Mitnick in uniform
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.33
Framed officer's commission for the US Army Reserves
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.34
Photographic collage of J. George Mitnick in uniform
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.35
Framed annotated article from the 65th Halbert newsletter saved by a US soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.36
German ceramic pipe with a painted scene of two deer
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.37
Lt. J. George Mitnick stencil used to label his US Army equipment
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.38
US Army olive drab canvas bed roll used by a soldier
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.39 a-e
Republican Senatorial Medal of Freedom and presentation case awarded to J. George Mitnick
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.40 a-b
US Army Bronze Star ribbon awarded to Captain J.G. Mitnick
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.41
US Army Bronze Star ribbon awarded to Captain J.G. Mitnick
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.42
Framed set of military medals, ribbons, and insignia awarded to US Army Captain J.G. Mitnick
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.43
Framed shadow box of military medals and ribbons awarded to a US Army Captain
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.44
Framed set of military medals, ribbons and insignia awarded to US Army Captain J.G. Mitnick
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.45
Shadow box containing mounted military medals and insignia of a US Army Captain
Object | Accession Number: 2006.11.46
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