Medallion issued to a Romanian Jewish refugee by the US Army

Identifier
irn44353
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.240.2
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Archival History

The medallion was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Jessica Carroll, the daughter of Marta Hafner.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jessica Carroll

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

Medallion issued to Marta Hafner by the US Army. Marta Hafner was deported to Transnistria. She survived under the false identity Constantata Dumitrescu and worked at the Jagendorf Foundry. After the war she worked as a secretary for the US Army and married Cpl. Eugene Rothlauf in 1946. She came to the United States in 1947.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Medallion; gold colored metal disc with the Great Seal of the United states at top of center; the supporter of the shield is a bald eagle with its wings outstretched ; with bundle of arrors in left talon anhd olive branch in right talon; eagle holds a banner in its mouth; round seal with 13 stars above eagle; "E E FARNSWORTH / COLONEL. GSC. / EXEC. OFF / 25" below eagle; "HO. U.S MILITARY REPRESENTATION - A.C.C / PERMANENT EMPLOYEE" medallion is mounted on red felt background; framed with a gold-painted wooden frame; brass plaque loose inside frame, engraved "APO 777 / BUCHAREST ROMANIA / 9-24-1945" frame is backed with brown paper; hanging wire attached to metal ring at either side of frame

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.