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Identification tag found by a US soldier near Auschwitz

Object | Accession Number: 1988.81.1

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    Identification tag found by a US soldier near Auschwitz
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    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    Clyde W. Dooley, a member of the U.S. occupying forces, found the tag near the Auschwitz Concentration camp.
    Date
    found:  approximately 1945
    Geography
    found: Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Oświęcim (Poland)
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of James Dooley
    Markings
    front, etched, "6054"
    Contributor
    Subject: Clyde W. Dooley

    Physical Details

    Classification
    Identifying Artifacts
    Category
    Labels
    Object Type
    Name tags (lcsh)
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.080 inches (0.203 cm)
    Materials
    overall : clay

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The identification tag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by Major James Dooley, the son of Clyde Dooley.
    Record last modified:
    2024-10-03 12:04:40
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