Herbert C. Durkee collection

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Herbert C. Durkee papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521914
- English
- 1945-1953
- folders oversize folders 4 3
- Updated 7 months ago
The papers consist of signatures, letters, photographs, and other documents associated with the Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals and with Herbert C. Durkee donor's husband, an American military officer in charge of security at the Nuremberg Trial.
Plaid handkerchief monogrammed HG given by Hermann Goering to an American guard at Nuremberg
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521920
- English
- overall: Height: 18.375 inches (46.673 cm) | Width: 18.625 inches (47.308 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Handkerchief embroidered HG and given by Hermann Goering to Herbert C. Durkee, an American guard at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany, between August 1945 and January 1946. Herbert guarded Goering and helped him control his drug dependency to paracodeine. Goering gave Durkee the handkerchief, one of his last personal possessions, in appreciation of Durkee’s kindness. During the war, 2nd Lt. Durkee was a platoon officer in a field artillery unit and fought in France. The war ended when Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945. In August, 1st Lt. Durkee was transferred to se...