Hynes's dog tag #2

Object/Artifact

Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2024.1016.23

Name/Title

Hynes's dog tag #2

Entry/Object ID

2024.1016.23

Description

Dog tag with inscription "William J Hynes 9-6-00 11-18-19" and "173-87-78" around right edge. Back is fingerprinted.

Context

William Hynes was a veteran of World War I, who later joined the crew of Battleship Texas from December 31, 1922, to July 24, 1925. He joined the crew as a WT1c and left as a MM1c. Dog tags are used in the military for identification purposes. The US Navy mandated all sailors wear them shortly after entering into WWI.

Collection

Historical Collections, Collection (William J. Hynes)

Made/Created

Date made

Nov 11, 1919

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Tag, Dog

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Nametag

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Identification

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects