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Object Name:
Tag, Identification
Object ID:
2021.035.14
Date:
1942-1945
Description:
Military nametag, World War II. Rectangular brown leather strip, stamped "E. A. THOMPSON". Stitching around edge.
Material:
Leather
Dimensions:
W-0.7 L-4 D-0.1 inches
Provenance:
Used 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
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