us-005578-irn604656-irn535266
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record resource extent: a: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) b: Height: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
has or had some members with language: eng
physical characterisitics and technical requirements: a. Bronze star medal attached to a red ribbon with a blue and white stripe down the center. The ribbon has a pin backing. The verso of the star is inscribed. b. Presentation box with an attached lid embossed in gold with the words"Bronze Star Meda" and a decorative border. c. US Army HQ document about the award of the medal. "Heroic or Meritorious Achievemen"
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identifier: irn535266
scope and content: Bronze Star medal and ribbon with presentation box and certificate awarded to Henry Morgenthau III, an officer in the United States Army, Second Cavalry, for meritorious service during combat from January 1, 1945 to February 28, 1945, in Luxemburg.
history: The Bronze Star medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Henry Morgenthau III.
date: 1945 January 01-1945 February 28
title: Bronze Star medal with box and certificate awarded to a Jewish American soldier
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history: Henry Morgenthau III was born on January 11, 1917, to Henry Morgenthau, Jr. and Elinor Fatman Morgenthau. He had a younger brother Robert, born in 1919, and a younger sister Joan, born in 1922. The family lived in Hyde Park, NY. His father (1986-1967) was US Secretary of the Treasury during the Roosevelt administration, 1932 - July 1945. After graduating from Princeton University in 1939, Henry worked for two years on public housing issues in Cleveland, Ohio. The United States declared war on Germany and Japan in December 1941. Morgenthau joined the United States Army. In 1943, he graduated from the 24th Cavalry Officer candidate school as a 2nd Lieutenant. Lt. Morgenthau deployed to the European Theater. At some point, he transferred to the Second Cavalry. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service. The war ended in May 1945. After his return to the US, Morgenthau resumed his work on public housing issues. He became involved in theater, working with the New Dramatists, and with public radio and television. In 1962, he married Ruth Schachter, who had fled Austria at age nine with her family in 1940. The couple had three children. They settled in Cambridge, MA, and were involved in many philanthropic endeavors. Henry spent most of his career with public television broadcaster WGBH. Ruth, who held a PhD in African politics, was a professor at Brandeis University. Ruth, 75, passed away in 2006.