Convention button for the first US Army 4th Armored Division reunion
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
Creator(s)
- Irving H. Rosenberg (Subject)
Biographical History
Irving H. Rosenberg, born in 1908 and from Brooklyn, New York, enlisted in the United States Army in November 1941. He served as a medic in the 46th Armored Medical Battalion, 4th Armored Division, during World War II. Rosenberg was deployed to France in 1944 and saw action in France and Germany. His battalion is known for its role in the Battle of the Bulge and for the liberation of Ohrdruf concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald, in Germany. Rosenberg was wounded in the line of duty during the war and twice commended for his courage and devotion to duty during combat in France in September 1944. Rosenberg is believed to have died in Essex, New Jersey, in the 1980s.
Archival History
The button was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Lynn Brunskill.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Lynn Brunskill
Scope and Content
US Army 4th Armored Division reunion pin that belonged to Irving H. Rosenberg who served in the United States Army during World War II. The pin was issued for the 1st Division reunion following the end of the war. Rosenberg was a medic with the 46th Armored Medical Battalion, attached to the 4th Armored Division, which, in 1945, liberated Ohrdruf, a subcamp of Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Circular metal pin with printed graphic design. Front has a black outlined triangular emblem printed in center, divided into 3 sections: yellow on top; blue on bottom left, and red on bottom right. Printed over the center of the triangle is an image of a black tank gun and diagonal tank tracks. Printed over the cannon is a red lightning bolt; in the yellow section is a number. The emblem is enclosed in a blue circle. There is English text inside and outside, around the circle. The back has a pin-back button clasp.
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army
- United States. Army. Armored Division, 4th
Subjects
- Medical personnel
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- Jewish soldiers--United States.
- Soldiers--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
Genre
- Identifying Artifacts
- Object