Boy Scout shoulder board with RP and fleur de lis

Identifier
irn13813
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.24.14 b
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn13813

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)

Creator(s)

  • Eric Bergtraun (Subject)

Biographical History

Eric Bergtraun (1925-2008) was born Erich Maximilian Bergtraun in Vienna to Edmund Leon Bergtraun and Lilly Wagner Bergtraun. His family left Austria for Shanghai shortly after Kristallnacht in 1938 and was forced to live in the Hongkew Ghetto for three years as the war intensified. Eric was active in the underground British Boy Scouts and became Scout Master after the war. He immigrated to the United States in 1948, settled in San Francisco, and married Polly Bergtraun (nee Hertz).

Archival History

The epaulets were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by Eric Bergtraun.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eric Bergtraun

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

part of one pair; green with button hole at top; gold embroidered fleur-de-lis with letters "R" and "P" written on either side; strip of navy blue fabric sewn on verso

Genre

  • Identifying Artifacts
  • Object
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