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John Phillips collection

Collection

Collection Summary: The collection consists of five pieces of Allied Military currency, three military identification tags, a shadow box with a collage of military insignia, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of John Phillips while a soldier in the United States Army from June 1945 to January 1947, and as part of the Army of Occupation from April 1946-January 1947.
Provenance: The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Cristy L. Phillips, the granddaughter of John Phillips.
Date: 1945 June-approximately 1947 January

Date: 1945-1947
1945-1998
Date: approximately 1945 November-1947
Date: approximately 1945 November-1947
Geography: issue : Austria
Date: 1944
Geography: issue : Germany
Date: 1944
Geography: issue : Germany
Date: 1944
Geography: issue : Germany
Date: 1944
: Record last modified: 2015-12-18 23:22:46
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