us-005578-irn564946-irn736903
type: RecordSet
archival history: The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Iris Kent Benyishay, Judy Kent Galioto and Dorothy Kent, the daughters of Harry S. Kent.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Maltese-style cross medal suspended from a grosgrain ribbon with a wide, black center stripe flanked by white and red stripes. There is an embossed, canted swastika at the center of the medal ringed by a circular laurel leaf wreath. There is a raised border around the edges of the medal, and on the back is an embossed year.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: after 1944
has beginning date: 1939-01-01
has end date: 1939-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn736903
is or was included in: us-005578-irn564946
record resource extent: overall: Height: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm) | Width: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: The medal is one of several artifacts of high ranking Nazi party members retrieved by United States soldier Harry S. Kent while serving in Europe during World War II (1939-1945). He was a Viennese Jewish refugee, born Siegmund Katz, who returned to Europe as a soldier with the US Army. The artifacts were likely collected as evidence by the US Army following the war.
title: Civilian German War Merit Cross medal and ribbon retrieved by US soldier Harry S. Kent