Robert I. Kaplan collection

Identifier: irn550324
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn550324

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Deborah Kaplan, daughter of Robert Kaplan.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of an armband, currency, flags, insignia, ration stamps, silhouette, correspondence, clippings, documents, fliers and ration cards relating to the experiences of Robert I. Kaplan, a captain and medic in the United States Army, Company D, 110th Medical Battalion, who served overseas during World War II.

Genre

Collection

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

Child Items

Filter Results

Language of Description
1. English (9)
Country
1. United States (9)
Holding Institution
1. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (9)

There are several ways to be more specific in your search query:

"Phrase": Search an exact match of your query, e.g. "Member lists"
+Phrase: Given word has to be in the result, e.g. +Gestapo
-Phrase: Exclude given word from search, e.g. -Gestapo

Use the following syntax to restrict the search to specific fields:

field:"phrase": For instance, you can find all descriptions that have the phrase "Auschwitz Birkenau" in their titles by searching for title:"Auschwitz Birkenau".

The following fields are currently available:

identifier
title
creator
person
place
subject
address

Displaying items 1 to 9 of 9

Robert I. Kaplan papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn556067
- English
- 1944-1945
- boxes oversize box 2 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The collection contains letters written by Captain Robert I. Kaplan, a medic in Company D of the 110th Medical Battalion attached to the 35th Infantry Division, to his wife Beatrice in Camden, New Jersey along with a small amount of photographs and issues of Stars & Stripes newspaper. His letters span May 1944 through September 1945 and describe daily army life, first in England, then France, Holland, and Germany. He describes his visit to the Dachau concentration camp in a letter dated 17 August 1945. Many letters also include enclosures primarily of clippings and pamphlets, and newsle...
French flag brought back by an American soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn556068
- English
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Small French flag brought back from Europe by Captain Robert I. Kaplan, a medic in the United States Army, Company D, 110th Medical Battalion associated with a letter from August 13, 1944.
Belgian flag brought back by an American soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn556069
- English
- overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Small Belgian flag brought back from Europe by Captain Robert I. Kaplan, a medic in the United States Army, Company D, 110th Medical Battalion, associated with a letter dated August 18, 1944.
Collar tab acquired by an American soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn556070
- English
- 1944-1945
- overall: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Collar tab acquired by Captain Robert I. Kaplan, a medic in the United States Army, Company D, 110th Medical Battalion, associated with a letter from June 13, 1944.
Allied Military Authority currency, 10 francs, for use in France, acquired by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn556071
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Allied military currency, 10 francs, issued for use in occupied France acquired by Captain Robert I. Kaplan, a medic in the United States Army, Company D, 110th Medical Battalion, associated with a letter dated June 13, 1944.
Allied Military Authority currency, 5 francs, for use in France, acquired by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn556072
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Allied military currency, 5 francs, issued for use in occupied France acquired by Captain Robert I. Kaplan, a medic in the United States Army, Company D, 110th Medical Battalion, associated with a letter dated June 13, 1944.
7 German food ration stamps acquired by an American soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn556073
- English
- a: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) b: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Seven ration stamps acquired by Captain Robert I. Kaplan, a medic in the United States Army, Company D, 110th Medical Battalion, associated with a letter from August 4, 1944. Letter from August 4, 1944.
German Army armband found by an American soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn556074
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
White armband supporting the German Wehrmacht brought back from Europe by Captain Robert I. Kaplan, a medic in the United States Army, Company D, 110th Medical Battalion and associated with a letter from November 15, 1944.
Patch with an eagle insignia belonging to an American soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn556075
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Badge with an eagle insignia belonging to Captain Robert I. Kaplan, a medic in the United States Army, Company D, 110th Medical Battalion, associated with a letter from July 25, 1944.