Identification tag found by a US soldier near Auschwitz

Identifier
irn796
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1988.81.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn796

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.080 inches (0.203 cm)

Creator(s)

  • Clyde W. Dooley (Subject)

Archival History

The identification tag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by Major James Dooley, the son of Clyde Dooley.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of James Dooley

Scope and Content

Clyde W. Dooley, a member of the U.S. occupying forces, found the tag near the Auschwitz Concentration camp.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Subjects

  • Concentration camp inmates--Poland.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland.

Genre

  • Identifying Artifacts
  • Object
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