Norman K. Holloway collection

Identifier: irn62096
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn62096

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 and 2013 by Annmarie Ekey, the daughter of Norman K. Holloway.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a Cross of Honor of the German Mother medal and a photograph relating to the experiences of Norman K. Holloway as a soldier in the United States Army 6th Armored Division in Germany during World War II and an oral history compact disc recorded in 2004.

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Norman Keith Holloway photograph
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46686
- English
- 1945
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The Norman Keith Holloway photograph is a photocopy of a photograph of Norman Holloway taken in Weimar, Germany on April 9, 1945. It was taken a day before he and the United States 6th Armored Division liberated Buchenwald concentration camp on April 10, 1945.
Oral history interview with Norman K. Holloway
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn702486
- English
- 2004
- 1 DVD,
- Updated 1 year ago
Ehrenkreuz der deutschen Mutter [Cross of Honor of the German Mother] bronze medal acquired by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn73566
- English
- overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Cross of Honor of the German Mother bronze medal [Ehrenkreuz der deutschen Mutter] acquired by 19 year old Norman Holloway, while a soldier in the United States Army, 6th Armored Division, in Germany in 1945. A December 16, 1938, decree by Adolph Hitler instituted the award to encourage German women to bear more children. A recipient could be nominated by the Party or a government official and had to be of pure German origin and good character. The medal was issued in three levels: first class, gold, for eight or more children; second class, silver, for six to seven children; third class, b...

Norman K. Holloway collection

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Norman Keith Holloway photograph

Oral history interview with Norman K. Holloway

Ehrenkreuz der deutschen Mutter [Cross of Honor of the German Mother] bronze medal acquired by a US soldier