Paul M. Carey collection

Identifier: irn523178
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523178

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Melissa Carey-Lopez, the daughter of Paul M. Carey.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of artifacts relating to the experiences of Paul M. Carey in Germany while serving with the United States Army during World War II.

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Nazi flag with a swastika and a Galgenhof district patch taken by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523388
- English
- a: Height: 51.500 inches (130.81 cm) | Width: 53.250 inches (135.255 cm) b: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Diameter: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Nazi flag and flag ring taken by Paul Carey, 21, an American soldier, from a flag pole with an NSBO flag topper (2005.561.2) in Nuremberg Stadium after the city fell to Allied forces on April 20, 1945. The flag represented Galgenhof, a district of Nuremberg. Carey was a member of the 831 Quartermaster Gas Supply Co. on detachment with the 3rd and 45th Infantry. His unit arrived in Nuremberg on April 16, 1945. After four days of fierce fighting, the heavily defended city was captured. Carey was among the first group of soldiers to return home after the war ended on May 7, 1945.
Silver flagpole ornament with the NSBO Nazi trade union emblem taken by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523389
- English
- overall: Height: 10.250 inches (26.035 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Depth: 1.620 inches (4.115 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
NSBO (Nationalsozialistische Betriebszellen-Organisation: National Socialist Industrial Cell Organization) flag pole decoration removed by Paul Carey, 21, an American soldier, from a flag pole with a Nazi flag (2005.561.1) in Nuremberg Stadium around April 20, 1945. NSBO was the Nazi Party organization that took over the trade unions in Germany after they were outlawed on May 2, 1933. Carey was assigned to the 831 Quartermaster Gas Supply Co., attached to the 3rd and 45 Infantry. His unit arrived in Nuremberg, Germany, on April 16, 1945. After four days of fierce fighting, the heavily defen...

Paul M. Carey collection

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Nazi flag with a swastika and a Galgenhof district patch taken by a US soldier

Silver flagpole ornament with the NSBO Nazi trade union emblem taken by a US soldier