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This collection relates to Isadore S. Jachman and his service in the Army in the European Theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor after defending the town of Flamierge in Belgium from a German attack on January 4, 1945. The collection contains a photocopy of the posthumously received Medal of Honor certificate and a document from the White House explaining the incident for which Jachman received the award. Both the certificate and document are signed by President Harry Truman. The collection also includes a list of medals received by Jachman related to this collection that are now at the National Museum of American Jewish Military History.

The Isidore and Minnie Mizell Collection contains 5 photographs of the Mizell family, particularly Isidore and Minnie Mizell. The Mizells donated the materials at the same time that they conducted an oral history interview with the Broward County Historical Commission.

Collection includes documents, photographs, and artifacts related to Isidoro and Aida Vega. Most of the materials focus on the Aida Marina Gonzalez Vega family in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic during 1930s and 1940s, as well as Isidoro Sanchez Vega's military service in the United States Air Force, and their marriage in 1943.