Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Army patch belonging to Ernest Steen. Ernst Levistein (July 15, 1911 - April 28, 1987) was born in Frankfurt, Germany and came to the United States, arriving May 23, 1940. He served in the US Army as a Ritchie Boy. His name was changed to Ernest Steen on July 20, 1943 by decree of the Court as part of US naturalization.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Jacqui Barrientos
Physical Details
- Classification
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Military Insignia
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Badges (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Fabric shield shaped patch depicting three mountain peaks in blue
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, thread
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Jacqui Barrientos, daughter of Ernest Steen.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-09-27 13:58:12
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn733998
Also in Ernest Steen collection
The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Ernest Steen (born Ernst Levistein), originally of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, including his employment in Frankfurt, immigration to the United States in 1940, and service during World War II in the United States Army. Included are biographical papers, correspondence, photographs, and a United States Army patch.
Date: 1897-1967
Ernest Steen papers
Document
The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Ernest Steen (born Ernst Levistein), originally of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, including his employment in Frankfurt, immigration to the United States in 1940, and service during World War II in the United States Army. Included are a small number of personal and biographical papers, clippings, newsletters, songs and poems, and military papers. Correspondence includes letters Ernest received from his mother Henrietta Steen (née Langenbach) in Frankfurt July 1940-August 1941, prior to her deportation to Łódź ghetto in October 1941. Photographs include depictions of Ernest’s childhood and life in Frankfurt as well as photographs taken of Europe while he was in the army.
