Postcard depicting World War II German gunships attacking a British bomber plane acquired by a US soldier
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The postcard was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by H. Arnold Strauch.
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.
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Postcard depicting World War II German gunships attacking a British bomber plane acquired by a US soldier
overall: Height: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
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.
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Rectangular, paper postcard with a black and white photographic image of 2 gunships attacking a British bomber plane at sea. Spotlights emanate from the ships as the plane plummets, on fire, toward the sea. The back has printed text in Finnish and German.