US Army soldier's gold button with an embossed eagle
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 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 button 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
Emboosed eagle button that may 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, 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
Circular, gold colored, metal button with a raised stamped, design of the Great Seal of the United States. It depicts an eagle with outstretched wings. The eagle holds a wavy banner in his beak, above the banner is a grouping of stars. A shield is superimposed onto the body of the eagle. In the left talons are branches, and in the right, arrows. Surrounding the eagle is a smooth, outer, circular ring. The back has metal button loop with green cloth attached.
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army
- United States. Army. Armored Division, 4th
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- Jewish soldiers--United States.
- Soldiers--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
- Medical personnel
Genre
- Tools and Equipment
- Object