Tag, Military Dog

Name/Title

Tag, Military Dog

Description

Two metal discs used by the armed services during WW1 and issued to all military personnel for identification purposes; discs are aluminum and s grayish color; one is marked "LOUIS H. GROVER" on one side and "1977506" on the other side; other disc is marked on one side only and reads "LOUIS H. GROVER/PVT/HDQ DET /197750/ U.S.A./82 DIV" both discs have same piece of cloth tape inserted through holes drilled in their tops 04/30/19 - Metal discs, such as these, were issued to all military personnel for identification purposes and are known as "Dog Tags". These were issued to Louis H. Grover, the namesake of Grover Museum. Today dog tags include a soldiers name, social security number, blood type and religion.

Collection

Lena Firn Grover Estate

Acquisition

Accession

1981.027

Source or Donor

Lena Firn Grover

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1918

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 14, 2000

Create Date

July 14, 2000

Update Date

April 30, 2019