William G. Allan collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn54273
• English
• overall: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
• Updated 11 months ago

US Army glider pilot wingshaped pin with the letter G acquired by William G. Allan, 2nd Lieutenant, 99th Infantry Division, United States Army. Gliders were towed near battle areas then released to navigate their landing. The 99th Infantry was deployed overseas in September 1944, and fought its way across Europe. After the Battle of the Bulge, it was one of the first divisions to cross into Germany in March 1945. The 99th Division is an officially recognized concentration camp liberating unit. In early May, it liberated several Dachau subcamps, including a concentration camp linked to the M...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn54275
• English
• folder 1
• Updated 11 months ago

Contains 24 photographs documenting the Ohrdruf concentration camp shortly after liberation.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn54277
• English
• overall: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
• Updated 11 months ago

US Army corporal shoulder chevron issued to William G. Allan, 2nd Lieutenant, 99th Infantry Division, United States Army. The 99th Infantry was deployed overseas in September 1944, and fought its way across Europe. After the Battle of the Bulge, it was one of the first divisions to cross into Germany in March 1945. The 99th Division is an officially recognized concentration camp liberating unit. In early May, it liberated several Dachau subcamps, including a concentration camp linked to the Muhldorf complex. The division was near Munich when the war ended on May 7 and returned to the US in ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn54278
• English
• overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
• Updated 11 months ago

German army pattern breast eagle acquired by William G. Allan, 2nd Lieutenant, 99th Infantry Division, United States Army. The patch, in the shape of the Nazi national emblem, an eagle grasping a swastika, would be sewn to the uniform above the left breast. The US 99th Infantry was deployed overseas in September 1944, and fought its way across Europe. After the Battle of the Bulge, it was one of the first divisions to cross into Germany in March 1945. The 99th Division is an officially recognized concentration camp liberating unit. In early May, his unit liberated several Dachau subcamps, i...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn54279
• English
• overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm)
• Updated 11 months ago

US Officer Candidate School badge issued to William G. Allan, 2nd Lieutenant, 99th Infantry Division, United States Army. The 99th Infantry was deployed overseas in September 1944, and fought its way across Europe. After the Battle of the Bulge, it was one of the first divisions to cross into Germany in March 1945. The 99th Division is an officially recognized concentration camp liberating unit. In early May, it liberated several Dachau subcamps, including a concentration camp linked to the Muhldorf complex. The division was near Munich when the war ended on May 7 and returned to the US in ...