Ring with etched iron cross design acquired by a US soldier

Harold B. Goldberg (1922-2011) was born in Brooklyn, New York to Samuel and Rose Goldberg. Samuel and Rose were born in Russia and immigrated to the United States before the birth of their children. Samuel worked as a presser in a tailor shop. Harold had six siblings and the family spoke Yiddish and English at home. As a young adult Harold worked as a mail carrier and attended City College in New York. On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The following day the United States declared war on Japan, and on December 11, Germany declared war on the United States. On October 31, 1942 Harold was drafted into the U.S. military. He entered the army on October 31, 1942 as a private, and received serial number 32613738. He served in Europe until the end of the war. Harold then returned home to New York where he married his wife Rita in 1952. The family lived in New York for the rest of their lives. 

The ring was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by the family of Harold Goldberg. 

Ring with etched iron cross design acquired by a US soldier 

overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) 

Finger ring with an etched iron cross brought back from the war by Harold Goldberg, an American soldier who served in Europe, circa 1945-1946. 

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Discolored, bronze colored metal finger ring with an engraved iron cross pattee with 4 diagonal lines radiating between the arms. The tapered band is smooth and worn.