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Sterling US 46th Medical Battalion (Armored) DI that belonged to a US medic
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States
46th Medical Battalion (Armored) Distinctive Unit sterling device that belonged to Irving H. Rosenberg who served as a medic in the United States Army during World War II. It depicts the crest in the red and white unit colors, with a cross symbolizing its healing nature, a pine tree for its origins at Pine Camp, NY, and the motto: That You May Serve Again. The 46th Medical Battalion (Armored) was attached to the 4th Armored Division throughout the campaigns in Normandy, France, Rhineland, and Ardennes-Alsace, including the April 4, 1945, liberation of Ohrdruf, a subcamp of Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.
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- Title: Sterling US 46th Medical Battalion (Armored) DI that belonged to a US medic
- Provenance: The medical battalion pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Lynn Brunskill.
- Subject Keywords: Soldiers--United States--Biography. Jewish soldiers--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
- Type: Military Insignia
- Rights: Permanent Collection
- External Link: See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Medium: Shield-shaped sterling silver pinback badge. The shield front has a red enameled top and white bottom. There is a silver outline of a pine tree with a white enameled top and red bottom; within the tree is a square cross, with a red enameled top, white bottom. There are 2 holes on either side of the shield point. Beneath the shield is a scroll with a black lettered Lati motto. Stamped on the reverse is the shield-shaped hallmark and name of N.S. Meyer.
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