Harry L. Ettlinger
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 President George W. Bush presents the National Humanities Medal to the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art. From left, Robert Edsel and World War II veterans Jim Reeds, Seymour Pomrenze, Harry L. Ettlinger, and Horace Apgar (2007). | |
| Born | Heinz Ludwig Chaim Ettlinger January 28, 1926 Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Engineer |
Heinz Ludwig Chaim Ettlinger (born January 28, 1926) was one of the Monuments Men. After leaving the service he attended Newark College of Engineering (now New Jersey Institute of Technology) on the GI bill, graduating with a BS in mechanical engineering in 1950. On October 22, 2015, Ettlinger and Richard Barancik, a fellow Monuments Man, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.[1]
Biography
Harry Ettlinger was born in Karlsruhe, Germany on January 28, 1926. He migrated from Germany with his parents and his two brothers in September of 1938. When they arrived in the United States they first lived in Manhattan eventually settling in Newark, New Jersey.[2][3]
In popular culture
In the film The Monuments Men the character Sam Epstein is based on Ettlinger and played by Dimitri Leonidas.
References
- ^ ""Monument Man" Harry Ettlinger '50 Receives Congressional Gold Medal". New Jersey Institute of Technology. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ^ "The Last of the Monuments Men". New Yorker. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Harry Ettlinger". The Monuments Men. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
Further reading
- Poole, Robert (2008), "Monumental Mission", Smithsonian Magazine, retrieved 2014-02-07
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