75th anniversary pin for the Fire Department of Ladenburg acquired by a US soldier

Identifier
irn84967
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.453.15
Dates
1 Jan 1934 - 31 Dec 1934
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Harold B. Goldberg (1922-2011) was born in Brooklyn, New York to Samuel and Rose Goldberg. Samuel and Rose were born in Russia and immigrated to the United States before the birth of their children. Samuel worked as a presser in a tailor shop. Harold had six siblings and the family spoke Yiddish and English at home. As a young adult Harold worked as a mail carrier and attended City College in New York. On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The following day the United States declared war on Japan, and on December 11, Germany declared war on the United States. On October 31, 1942 Harold was drafted into the U.S. military. He entered the army on October 31, 1942 as a private, and received serial number 32613738. He served in Europe until the end of the war. Harold then returned home to New York where he married his wife Rita in 1952. The family lived in New York for the rest of their lives.

Archival History

The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by the family of Harold Goldberg.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the family of Harold Goldberg

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

Tinnie commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Fire Department of Ladenburg in Bavaria, Germany, brought back from the war by Harold Goldberg, an American soldier who served in Europe, circa 1945-1946, during and after World War II. It displays the department's medieval helmet and ax emblem joined with a swastika.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Shield shaped, copper colored, pressed metal pin with a relief image of a castle with 2 towers below the number 75 within a wreath flanked by 19 and 34. At the bottom is German text above an emblem of crossed axes and a helmet over a swastika. Soldered to the back is a spiral hinge and C clasp fastener.

front, bottom, embossed : JUBILÄUMSFEST / UND KURPFÄLZISCHES / FEUERWEHR TREFFEN / LADENBURG [Anniversary Celebration and Palatinate Fire Department Convention Ladenburg]

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