Overview
- Description
- Photographs, documents, correspondence concerning Myron Halpern's experiences in the 75th Infantry Division of the United States Army in Europe, on his way back to the US, and reuniting with his son Jason and his wife. Includes telegrams notifying Myron of his son's birth; a letter; Honorable Discharge papers; and negatives of some of the photographs.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jason P. Halpern and Barbara H. Katz, in memory of their father Myron "Moe" Halpern
- Collection Creator
- Myron Halpern
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Letters. Photographs.
- Extent
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2 folders
Rights & Restrictions
- 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.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Soldiers--American.
- Corporate Name
- United States. Army
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Jason P. Halpern and Barbara H. Katz, children of Myron Halpern.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 18:19:04
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Also in Myron Halpern collection
The collection consists of a captured German flag, correspondence, documents, and photographs and negatives relating to the experiences of Myron Halpern, a soldier in the United States Army in Europe during World War II. The flag was signed by his fellow soldiers of the 75th Infantry Division who captured the flag in 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge.
Date: approximately 1944-approximately 1945
German flag signed by 75th Infantry Division members
Object
German flag with a swastika on a white circle captured by Myron Halpern with his fellow soldiers of the 75th Infantry Division, United States Army, during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. The flag was signed by all platoon members. A 75th Division insignia patch was sewn in the center of the swastika by a captured German soldier held as a prisoner of war, who was a tailor.
