Three ribbon bars on a service certificate awarded posthumously for a US soldier

Identifier
irn607415
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.508.3
  • 2018.133
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn607415

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm)

Archival History

The certificate was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Carol Weinschenk Opton and Joshua J. Vlasto, the daughter and grandson of Margot and Paul Weinschenk.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Carol Weinschenk Opton and Joshua V. Vlasto

Scope and Content

Serice recognition certificate signed by President Truman in memory of Walter Lane (Levy) who fell during his service in Germany.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Certificate mounted on cardboard and issued "In grateful memory of Master Sergeant Walter W. Lane, who died in the service of his country in the American Area, September 24, 1945." The certificate has three military distinctions attached to it.

Genre

  • Military Insignia
  • Object
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