US 46th Armored Medical Battalion pin that belonged to a US soldier
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 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 medical battalion 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
46th Armored Medical Battalion pin that belonged to Irving H. Rosenberg who served in the United States Army during World War II. It depicts the crest of the 46th Armored Medical Battalion. 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
Red and white enameled metal pin shaped as a shield with a silver curving banner with Latin text across the bottom. The Escutcheon, or shield. The shield has dark red enamel paint on the top and white on the bottom corners. In the center is a pine tree outlined in silver, with a white enameled top and red bottom. In the center of the tree is a cross, red on top, white on bottom. The are 2 small cutouts on either side of the shield point are two holes that are punched through so that you can see through the metal. The back has a hallmark, manufacturer's name in stamped English text, and a soldered pin clasp.
front, on banner : UT ITERUM SERVIAS [To Serve Again]
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army. Armored Division, 4th
- United States. Army
Subjects
- Medical personnel
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
- Jewish soldiers--United States.
- Soldiers--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
Genre
- Object
- Military Insignia