Olive drab dress uniform jacket in the style worn by a US Army officer
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 33.125 inches (84.138 cm) | Width: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm)
Creator(s)
- Irving H. Rosenberg (Subject)
Biographical History
Irving H. Rosenberg, born in 1908 and from Brooklyn, New York, enlisted in the United States Army in November 1941. He served as a medic in the 46th Armored Medical Battalion, 4th Armored Division, during World War II. Rosenberg was deployed to France in 1944 and saw action in France and Germany. His battalion is known for its role in the Battle of the Bulge and for the liberation of Ohrdruf concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald, in Germany. Rosenberg was wounded in the line of duty during the war and twice commended for his courage and devotion to duty during combat in France in September 1944. Rosenberg is believed to have died in Essex, New Jersey, in the 1980s.
Archival History
The jacket was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Lynn Brunskill.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Lynn Brunskill
Scope and Content
Military style dress jacket made by a tailor in Indianapolis. It it unlikely that the jacket was ever worn by a soldier with the current arrangement of insignia. The issue and original source of the insignia, which includes US Air Force as well as Army items, is unclear. The jacket and some insignia may originally have belonged to Irving H. Rosenberg, who served in the United States Army during World War II. Rosenberg was a medic with the 46th Armored Medical Battalion, attached to the 4th Armored Division. In April 1945, this division liberated Ohrdruf, a subcamp of Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Single breasted, long sleeved, green cloth hip length jacket with a notched collar and lapels, epaulets, and a matching cloth belt around the waist. The front opening has 4 buttons: 3 brass-colored metal with an embossed Great Seal of the US and 1 plastic. There are 4 exterior pockets on the front with a brass-colored metal button embossed with the Great Seal. The 2 upper pockets are square, patch pockets with a flap and box pleats and 2 lower flap pockets. Above the upper left pocket are 5 ribbon bars. There is a brass-colored bar on each epaulet, a silver-colored propeller pin on each lapel and a brass-colored pin on each collar point. Green trim is embroidered on both cuffs and an Army Air Corps patch is sewn at the top of the left sleeve.
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army
- United States. Army. Armored Division, 4th
Subjects
- Jewish soldiers--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
- Soldiers--United States.
- Medical personnel
Genre
- Object
- Clothing and Dress