us-005578-irn43349-irn47935
type: RecordSet
archival history: The newspaper was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Stephen K. Yasinow, the son of J. Benjamin and Rose Kaplan Yasinow and the the nephew of Alexander Wurtz.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Newspaper, 8 p.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: 1945 February 19
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had subject: 1069
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn47935
is or was included in: us-005578-irn43349
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Issue of US Army newspaper, Stars and Stripes Mediterranean (Combat ed.), with headline: Corregidor's Fall Imminent; Warships Blast Jap Islands. Among front page articles, is this: Intricate Mine System Facing Allies in Italian Fighting. The newspaper was saved by Alexander Wurtz, a Jewish soldier in the US Army. On January 22, 1944, Alexander was drafted into the United States Army and entered active service on February 12. He joined the 351st Infantry Regiment and fought in the Italian campaign until the war ended in May 1945. He and his unit were then assigned to peace keeping duties in northern Italy. Alex was discharged from the Army on February 8, 1946 and returned to Philadelphia.
title: Stars and Stripes [Newspaper]