Harold Alden Hornbeck collection

Identifier: irn46881
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn46881

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Meda F. Hornbeck, the sister of Harold Alden Hornbeck.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of two military patches, Buchenwald scrip, a certificate, and photographs relating to the experiences of Harold Alden Hornbeck as a soldier in the United States Army in Germany during World War II and in France and Scotland after the war.

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Harold Alden Hornbeck papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn49681
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Consists of original post-war photographs of Harold Alden Hornbeck in Germany, France, and Scotland while part of the United States military. Also included are liberation photographs of Buchenwald concentration camp, a photograph of displaced persons returning home and of German POWs, and United States certificate of recognition
Pair of US Army 70th Infantry shoulder sleeve patches with a white axe head worn by a soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50595
- English
- 1943-1945
- a: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) b: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 70th Infantry Division, known as the Trailblazers, worn by Master Sergeant Harold Alden Hornbeck during his service in the United States Army in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. On March 5, 1941, Harold enlisted in the Army and was assigned to the 883rd Field Artillery Battalion, 70th Infantry Division. In December 1941, the United States entered World War II. In January 1945, Harold’s Division was deployed to France as part of the Seventh Army. The 70th advanced through France and on March 20, took Saarbrucken, Germany. In April, the D...
Buchenwald Standort-Kantine concentration camp scrip, 3 Reichsmark, with an inscription found by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn50596
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Inscribed three Reichsmark Buchenwald Kantine coupon found by Master Sergeant Harold Alden Hornbeck following the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp on April 11, 1945. Buchenwald opened on July 19, 1937, and issued undated notes in .5, 1, 2and 3 mark denominations. On March 5, 1941, Harold enlisted in the Army and was assigned to the 883rd Field Artillery Battalion, 70th Infantry Division. In December 1941, the United States entered World War II. In January 1945, Harold’s Division was deployed to France as part of the Seventh Army. The 70th advanced through France, and on March 20,...

Harold Alden Hornbeck collection

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Harold Alden Hornbeck papers

Pair of US Army 70th Infantry shoulder sleeve patches with a white axe head worn by a soldier

Buchenwald Standort-Kantine concentration camp scrip, 3 Reichsmark, with an inscription found by a US soldier