US Army Combat Medical award pin owned by a US soldier

Identifier
irn517582
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.416.9
Dates
1 Jan 1943 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)

Creator(s)

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 combat medic pin 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

Medal that belonged to Irving H. Rosenberg who served in the United States Army during World War II. This pin was awarded to medical personnel who served under fire in a battle situation with a unit engaged in active combat. Rosenberg was a medic with the 46th Armored Medical Battalion, attached to the 4th Armored Division, which, in 1945, 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

Oval, silver colored metal pin. Center design has a stretcher crossed by a caduceus. The stretcher extends beyond both edges. Set over the stretcher is a staff with two snakes intertwined around it. The staff is topped by a cross positioned above unfurled feathered wings and bordered by an oak wreath. There are 2 holes near the bottom edge. A pin is soldered onto the center back.

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