United States. Army. Infantry
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Box 2, 1941-1945
File — Box B412.02.0002: Series B412.02 [Barcode: U186023257333]
Identifier: B412.02.0002
Abstract
The box contains Sam Weinstein's World War II army jacket and Jewish War Veterans uniform.
Dates:
1941-1945
Oral history interview with Otis Meril Chartier, 2003 March 13
Item
Identifier: DCL2003.204
Abstract
Chartier describes his initial enlistment in the Army Air Corps, his efforts to pursue an army career related to airplanes, and his eventual enrollment in the Infantry shortly before being deployed to duty in France. From there he provides a detailed account of being an infantry soldier on the war's front on the Maginot Line. He recalls his initial contact with German soldiers, being the only survivor of a 12-member scouting squad ambushed by the Germans, and recovery in a French hospital as...
Dates:
2003 March 13
Weinstein Family Papers and Material Culture
Collection
Identifier: B412
Abstract
Sam Weinstein was born on the west side of Denver, Colorado in 1912. He attended the University Of Denver (DU) as an undergraduate and graduated from the law school in 1932. He was an attorney in Denver for many years. Rowena Mae Akers was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1911 and her family moved to Denver in the 1920s. Rowena Mae Akers Weinstein earned a degree in social work from DU and worked for the City and County of Denver. Sam Weinstein and Rowena Mae Akers were married in 1935. Sam...
Dates:
circa 1900-1955
World War II Army Jacket, 1943-1945
Item
Identifier: B412.02.0002.00001
Abstract
Army kahaki jacket worn by Sam Weinstein, who served during World War II in the European theater, primarily in Belgium. He contracted trench foot and spent much of his time in army hospitals. The jacket shows an overseas service bar on the left sleeve, the infantry branch isignia on the left lapel, and the honorable service button above the right pocket. Sam Weinstein was born in Denver, Colorado in 1912. He graduated from the University of Denver College of Law in 1932 and practiced law in...
Dates:
1943-1945
World War II Uniforms
Series
Identifier: B412.02
Abstract
Series consists of Sam Weinstein's army infantry jacket and a Jewish War Veterans uniform. Sam Weinstein served in Belgium during World War II and was a founding member Denver's Jewish War Veterans Post 344.
Dates:
circa 1900-1955
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- Military uniforms 4
- Jewish men 2
- Denver (Colo.) 1
- Event photographs 1
- Interviews 1
- Jewish clothing and dress 1
- Jewish college students 1
- Jewish families -- Colorado 1
- Jewish lawyers -- Colorado -- Denver 1
- Maginot Line (France) 1
- Military life 1
- Oral histories 1
- Siegfried Line (Germany) 1
- Textiles (Visual works) 1
- Universities and colleges -- Colorado -- Denver 1
- Veterans -- Douglas County (Colo.) -- Interviews 1
- Veterans -- United States -- Interviews 1
- Women's clothing 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- 1944-1945 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Germany -- 1944-1945 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- United States 1 + ∧ less
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