Item Description
Original Item: One-of-a-kind. During World War Two Robert Julian Korn (ASN 33025843) from Philadelphia was assigned to the 391st Bombardment Group, 575th Bomb Squadron. He was a radioman and gunner and on October 12th, 1944 during a bombing mission aboard a B-26 Marauder #42-107595 he and his crew Captained by Lt. Marvin Peters were shot down over Germany. Kohn who was Jewish and was placed in a POW camp Dulag Luft West.
Included in this grouping are the following items:
- Tailor made Class A uniform jacket with British manufactured patches. Featuring an 8th Air Force patch, sterling silver pin back wings, Sewn on medal ribbons: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct, American Defense, American Campaign, European-African-Middle Eastern with three battle stars, WWII Victory Medal, Presidential Unit Citation. Tailor label rom Tartaglia of Philadelphia, internal pocket has tare with type written name SGT. R. J. KOHN, DATE: 2-23-43. Overall condition of the jacket is excellent.
Approximate Measurements:
Collar to shoulder: 10”
Shoulder to sleeve: 22”
Shoulder to shoulder: 18”
Chest width: 20”
Waist width: 18”
Hip width: 21”
Front length: 31"
- Air Medal
- Purple Heart Medal in original case.
- Pages of research including Missing Air Crew Report, POW Assignments, Draft Registration Card and much more.
Dulag Luft (Durchgangslager der Luftwaffe, Transit Camp of the Airforce) were Prisoner of War (POW) transit camps for German-captured members of the Air Force during World War II. Their main purpose was to act as collection and interrogation centres for newly captured aircrew, before they were transferred in batches to the permanent camps.
Several camps were set up throughout Germany and the occupied countries, however the main centre used throughout the war was at Oberursel near Frankfurt. A satellite camp at Wetzlar was set up later in the war to help cope with the large numbers of aircrew captured as the bombing campaign intensified against Germany. Allegations of interrogation under torture have been made by numerous POWs who passed through the camps.
The Germans had established a similar facility, the "Listening Hotel", in the First World War. This was located at 39 Ettlinger Strasse in Karlsruhe and was a former business hotel, the Europäischer Hof. The "Listening Hotel" should not be confused with the regular Officers' Camp in Karlsuhe in that war.
The 575th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. The squadron was a World War II unit assigned to the 391st Bombardment Group. After training in the United States, the squadron moved to England, and participated in operations against Germany from there and the European Continent as part of IX Bomber Command. It earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for its combat actions. Following V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States and was inactivated at the Port of Embarkation.
Included in this grouping are the following items:
- Tailor made Class A uniform jacket with British manufactured patches. Featuring an 8th Air Force patch, sterling silver pin back wings, Sewn on medal ribbons: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct, American Defense, American Campaign, European-African-Middle Eastern with three battle stars, WWII Victory Medal, Presidential Unit Citation. Tailor label rom Tartaglia of Philadelphia, internal pocket has tare with type written name SGT. R. J. KOHN, DATE: 2-23-43. Overall condition of the jacket is excellent.
Approximate Measurements:
Collar to shoulder: 10”
Shoulder to sleeve: 22”
Shoulder to shoulder: 18”
Chest width: 20”
Waist width: 18”
Hip width: 21”
Front length: 31"
- Air Medal
- Purple Heart Medal in original case.
- Pages of research including Missing Air Crew Report, POW Assignments, Draft Registration Card and much more.
Dulag Luft (Durchgangslager der Luftwaffe, Transit Camp of the Airforce) were Prisoner of War (POW) transit camps for German-captured members of the Air Force during World War II. Their main purpose was to act as collection and interrogation centres for newly captured aircrew, before they were transferred in batches to the permanent camps.
Several camps were set up throughout Germany and the occupied countries, however the main centre used throughout the war was at Oberursel near Frankfurt. A satellite camp at Wetzlar was set up later in the war to help cope with the large numbers of aircrew captured as the bombing campaign intensified against Germany. Allegations of interrogation under torture have been made by numerous POWs who passed through the camps.
The Germans had established a similar facility, the "Listening Hotel", in the First World War. This was located at 39 Ettlinger Strasse in Karlsruhe and was a former business hotel, the Europäischer Hof. The "Listening Hotel" should not be confused with the regular Officers' Camp in Karlsuhe in that war.
The 575th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. The squadron was a World War II unit assigned to the 391st Bombardment Group. After training in the United States, the squadron moved to England, and participated in operations against Germany from there and the European Continent as part of IX Bomber Command. It earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for its combat actions. Following V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States and was inactivated at the Port of Embarkation.
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