Dog tags

Name/Title

Dog tags

Entry/Object ID

2015.48.8

Description

Two metal tags with the number "557688" on one side and the name "William F. Holden" and USA engraved on the other side.

Use

For identification during World War I

Context

William Frank Holden was born in 1895 in Williamstown, served in the U.S. Army in France during WWI, farmed in Williamstown and Berlin, married twice and died in 1957.

Acquisition

Accession

2015.48

Source or Donor

Sons of Union Veterans, Vermont Chapter

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Gavel

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Organizational Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

for tags

Diameter

1-1/4 in

Material

Metal, Cotton cord

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Williamstown, Berlin

County

Orange County, Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

World War I