Jack Bornkind photograph collection

Identifier
irn49875
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.90.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn49875

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Jack Bornkind

Biographical History

Jack Bornkind (1924-1945) was born on 31 January 1924 in Flint, Michigan to Nathan and Rachael Bornkind. He enlisted with the United States Army in 1942 and served in Europe with the rank of Private First Class. He was taken prisoner and was one of 350 American POWs selected from Stalag IXB in Bad Orb, Germany and sent to perform forced labor at Berga, a sub-camp of the Buchenwald concentration camp. After a 20 day death march, Bornkind died on 23 April 1945 moments before the POWs were liberated by the US Army’s 11th Armored Division.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Frieda Raucher

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Frieda Raucher.

Scope and Content

The collection contains two photographs of United States Army soldier Private First Class Jack Bornkind in uniform and one of his grave.

System of Arrangement

This collection is arranged as a single series.

People

  • Bornkind, Jack, 1924-1945.

Corporate Bodies

  • United States. Army

Subjects

  • Prisoners of war--Germany--Bad Orb.
  • Prisoners of war--Germany--Berga (Thuringia)
  • Death marches--Germany.

Genre

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.