Pressed tin cap badge with a Reichsadler and swastika acquired by a US soldier

Identifier
irn85306
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.453.24
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Harold B. Goldberg (1922-2011) was born in Brooklyn, New York to Samuel and Rose Goldberg. Samuel and Rose were born in Russia and immigrated to the United States before the birth of their children. Samuel worked as a presser in a tailor shop. Harold had six siblings and the family spoke Yiddish and English at home. As a young adult Harold worked as a mail carrier and attended City College in New York. On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The following day the United States declared war on Japan, and on December 11, Germany declared war on the United States. On October 31, 1942 Harold was drafted into the U.S. military. He entered the army on October 31, 1942 as a private, and received serial number 32613738. He served in Europe until the end of the war. Harold then returned home to New York where he married his wife Rita in 1952. The family lived in New York for the rest of their lives.

Archival History

The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by the family of Harold Goldberg.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the family of Harold Goldberg

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

Eagle shaped tinnie embossed with Nazi symbols brought back from the war by Harold Goldberg, an American soldier who served in Europe, circa 1945-1946, during and after World War II.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Gray, pressed metal alloy cap badge in the shape of a Reichsadler, a right facing, spread winged eagle grasping in its talons a laurel leaved wreath with a swastika. A bent, silver colored metal fastening pin is soldered on the back of each feathered, textured wing.

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Genre

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