us-005578-irn564946-irn736903
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
is or was included in: us-005578-irn564946
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn564946-irn736903/acquisitions/1
record resource extent: overall: Height: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm) | Width: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm)
has record set type: Item
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn564946-irn736903/alternateIDs/1
type: RecordSet
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.
identifier: irn736903
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.
title: Civilian German War Merit Cross medal and ribbon retrieved by US soldier Harry S. Kent
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1939-01-01
physical characterisitics 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
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1939-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
date: after 1944