Stars and Stripes [Newspaper]
Creator(s)
- United States Army, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, Information and Education Section (Publisher)
Archival History
The newspaper was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Stephen K. Yasinow, the son of J. Benjamin and Rose Kaplan Yasinow and the the nephew of Alexander Wurtz.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Stephen K. Yasinow
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
Issue of US Army newspaper, Stars and Stripes Mediterranean (Combat ed.), with headline: Corregidor's Fall Imminent; Warships Blast Jap Islands. Among front page articles, is this: Intricate Mine System Facing Allies in Italian Fighting. The newspaper was saved by Alexander Wurtz, a Jewish soldier in the US Army. On January 22, 1944, Alexander was drafted into the United States Army and entered active service on February 12. He joined the 351st Infantry Regiment and fought in the Italian campaign until the war ended in May 1945. He and his unit were then assigned to peace keeping duties in northern Italy. Alex was discharged from the Army on February 8, 1946 and returned to Philadelphia.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Newspaper, 8 p.
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 9th
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Corregidor Island.
- Soldiers--United States.
- Journalism, Military--History--Sources.
- World War, 1939-1945--Journalism, Military--Newspapers.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Newspapers.
- Jewish soldiers--United States.
Genre
- Books and Published Materials
- Newspapers.
- Object