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Bookplate for Henry H. Urman

Bookplate for Henry H. Urman Image of a forest clearing with the inscription EX LIBRIS, Henry H. Urman / (9 x 7 cm)

Bookplate for Henry H. Urman

ca. 1947

Image of a forest clearing with the inscription EX LIBRIS, Henry H. Urman / (9 x 7 cm)


Henry Herman Urman was a warrant officer in the U.S. Army from May 13, 1942, to 1949. He was born on January 31, 1911, in Stanislau, then part of Austria, now Ukraine. He became a U.S. citizen in 1943 and died on September 2, 1961, in Arlington, Virginia. During the Nuremberg Trials, his duties included reporting to the U.S. President on various proceedings.

In several U.S. files, he was responsible for, among other things, the whereabouts of downed U.S. Air Force crews.

In 1950, his name appears in a tax case concerning Henry Ford III Jr., where he was reported to U.S. President Truman.

Based on the available information, it can be assumed that Mr. Urman held a prominent position within a U.S. government agency. ...


Sources:
- Fold3.com
- HighCommandCase.pdf
- US Army Cases

_________
Note:
Based on the place of birth and the name, Henry (=Heinrich), Urman (=Urmann),
it is possible that this is an emigrant from Austria—presumably with a Jewish background.

_______

Quoted from the Hofmann family archive

Location: private

Design: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)

Realization: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)

scan 30. Aug 2024, Theo Noll

Bookplate for Henry H. Urman Detail view of the motif

Bookplate for Henry H. Urman

ca. 1947

Detail view of the motif


Henry Herman Urman was a warrant officer in the U.S. Army from May 13, 1942, to 1949. He was born on January 31, 1911, in Stanislau, then part of Austria, now Ukraine. He became a U.S. citizen in 1943 and died on September 2, 1961, in Arlington, Virginia. During the Nuremberg Trials, his duties included reporting to the U.S. President on various proceedings.

In several U.S. files, he was responsible for, among other things, the whereabouts of downed U.S. Air Force crews.

In 1950, his name appears in a tax case concerning Henry Ford III Jr., where he was reported to U.S. President Truman.

Based on the available information, it can be assumed that Mr. Urman held a prominent position within a U.S. government agency. ...


Sources:
- Fold3.com
- HighCommandCase.pdf
- US Army Cases

_________
Note:
Based on the place of birth and the name, Henry (=Heinrich), Urman (=Urmann),
it is possible that this is an emigrant from Austria—presumably with a Jewish background.

_______

Quoted from the Hofmann family archive

Location: private

Design: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)

Realization: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)

scan 30. Aug 2024, Theo Noll

Bookplate for Henry H. Urman Artist's signature and date in the lower right corner

Bookplate for Henry H. Urman

ca. 1947

Artist's signature and date in the lower right corner


Henry Herman Urman was a warrant officer in the U.S. Army from May 13, 1942, to 1949. He was born on January 31, 1911, in Stanislau, then part of Austria, now Ukraine. He became a U.S. citizen in 1943 and died on September 2, 1961, in Arlington, Virginia. During the Nuremberg Trials, his duties included reporting to the U.S. President on various proceedings.

In several U.S. files, he was responsible for, among other things, the whereabouts of downed U.S. Air Force crews.

In 1950, his name appears in a tax case concerning Henry Ford III Jr., where he was reported to U.S. President Truman.

Based on the available information, it can be assumed that Mr. Urman held a prominent position within a U.S. government agency. ...


Sources:
- Fold3.com
- HighCommandCase.pdf
- US Army Cases

_________
Note:
Based on the place of birth and the name, Henry (=Heinrich), Urman (=Urmann),
it is possible that this is an emigrant from Austria—presumably with a Jewish background.

_______

Quoted from the Hofmann family archive

Location: private

Design: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)

Realization: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)

scan 30. Aug 2024, Theo Noll

Bookplate for Henry H. Urman Variant on tracing paper (woman sitting in a forest clearing, a rose in front of her, a skeleton waving from further back)

Bookplate for Henry H. Urman

ca. 1947

Variant on tracing paper (woman sitting in a forest clearing, a rose in front of her, a skeleton waving from further back)


Henry Herman Urman was a warrant officer in the U.S. Army from May 13, 1942, to 1949. He was born on January 31, 1911, in Stanislau, then part of Austria, now Ukraine. He became a U.S. citizen in 1943 and died on September 2, 1961, in Arlington, Virginia. During the Nuremberg Trials, his duties included reporting to the U.S. President on various proceedings.

In several U.S. files, he was responsible for, among other things, the whereabouts of downed U.S. Air Force crews.

In 1950, his name appears in a tax case concerning Henry Ford III Jr., where he was reported to U.S. President Truman.

Based on the available information, it can be assumed that Mr. Urman held a prominent position within a U.S. government agency. ...


Sources:
- Fold3.com
- HighCommandCase.pdf
- US Army Cases

_________
Note:
Based on the place of birth and the name, Henry (=Heinrich), Urman (=Urmann),
it is possible that this is an emigrant from Austria—presumably with a Jewish background.

_______

Quoted from the Hofmann family archive

Location: private

Design: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)

Realization: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)

scan 30. Aug 2024, Theo Noll

Bookplate for Henry H. Urman Variant on tracing paper, detail view of the vanitas motif

Bookplate for Henry H. Urman

ca. 1947

Variant on tracing paper, detail view of the vanitas motif


Henry Herman Urman was a warrant officer in the U.S. Army from May 13, 1942, to 1949. He was born on January 31, 1911, in Stanislau, then part of Austria, now Ukraine. He became a U.S. citizen in 1943 and died on September 2, 1961, in Arlington, Virginia. During the Nuremberg Trials, his duties included reporting to the U.S. President on various proceedings.

In several U.S. files, he was responsible for, among other things, the whereabouts of downed U.S. Air Force crews.

In 1950, his name appears in a tax case concerning Henry Ford III Jr., where he was reported to U.S. President Truman.

Based on the available information, it can be assumed that Mr. Urman held a prominent position within a U.S. government agency. ...


Sources:
- Fold3.com
- HighCommandCase.pdf
- US Army Cases

_________
Note:
Based on the place of birth and the name, Henry (=Heinrich), Urman (=Urmann),
it is possible that this is an emigrant from Austria—presumably with a Jewish background.

_______

Quoted from the Hofmann family archive

Location: private

Design: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)

Realization: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)

scan 30. Aug 2024, Theo Noll

Friedrich August (Gustl)
Hofmann

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