Blue box with italicized initials G.N.M.L., Berlin, that belonged to a US soldier
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Depth: 3.125 inches (7.938 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 box 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
Box that may have belonged to Irving H. Rosenberg who served in the United States Army during World War II. 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
Square cardboard box with rounded corners, covered with blue colored paper textured to look like leather. There is gold text pressed on top center, and an inset square indentation. The lid is attached with a metal hinge on the back. There is a metal push button release on the bottom front section. The interior is padded and lined with light blue velvety cloth. Cloth covers the hinge.
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army. Armored Division, 4th
- United States. Army
Subjects
- Jewish soldiers--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- Soldiers--United States.
- Medical personnel
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
Genre
- Object
- Containers