Tag, Identification
- Object Name:
- Tag, Identification
- Object ID:
- 2021.035.06
- Date:
- 1942
- Description:
- Dog tag, World War II. Horizontal rectangular aluminum tag with rounded ends. Stamped "ELLIOT A. THOMPSON / 0-681484 T42-43 0 / MRS. E.A. THOMPSON / 3 MYRTLE AVE. / CALDWELL, N.J. P". Hole on right edge with steel S-hook.
- Material:
- Metal
Aluminum - Dimensions:
- H-1.1 W-2 inches
- Provenance:
- Worn by Elliott A. Thompson (1920-2012) of Canterbury, NH, who served as First Lieutenant and B-24 pilot in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. His bomber was shot down over Italy on January 31, 1944. He parachuted out, was captured, and held as a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany, until the camp was liberated on April 30, 1945.
The donor is the daughter of Elliott A. Thompson. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Sue Ellen Thompson
- People:
- Thompson, Elliott A. (1920-2012)
- Subjects:
- World War II, Prisoners of war, Air forces, Identification tags
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