us-005578-irn522605-irn522615
has or had holder: us-005578
has record set type: Item
has or had some members with language: fin
biographical history: Howard Arnold Strauch was born on September 13, 1925, in Watertown, New York. He enlisted on September 7, 1943, at the age of 18, in the United States Army. He was in the 343rd Infantry Regiment and served as a light mortar crewman in the central Europe and Pacific theaters. Strauch received the American Campaign Medal, Pacific Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal as decorations for his service. He was honorably discharged from the Army on April 5, 1946, in Fort Dix, New Jersey.
record resource extent: overall: Height: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
is or was included in: us-005578-irn522605
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn522605-irn522615/acquisitions/1
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Rectangular paper postcard with a black and white photographic image of 6 planes attacking a coastal area developed with factories and warehouses. Several ships are docked near an explosion, with black, billowing, smoke rising from the buildings. Back has printed text in Finnish and German.
scope and content: World War II postcard produced as German propaganda and acquired by H. Arnold Strauch while serving with the United States Army in Europe during World War II. He enlisted at the age of 18 in the United States Army 343rd Infantry Regiment and served as a light mortar crewman in the central Europe and Pacific theaters.
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1945-12-31
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1943-01-01
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-terms/987
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn522605-irn522615/alternateIDs/1
title: Postcard depicting World War II German aerial attack acquired by a US soldier
archival history: The postcard was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by H. Arnold Strauch.
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type: RecordSet
identifier: irn522615