us-005578-irn43349-irn47947
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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 , 16 p.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: 1945 May 08
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had subject: 1069
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identifier: irn47947
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scope and content: Peace Extra issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Wednesday morning edition, with the headline: WAR ENDS.acquired by Dr. J Benjamin and Rose Yasinow in 1945 while their brother-in-law, Alexander Wurtz, was serving in Europe. Benjamin was a dentist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. 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: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) [Newspaper]