Yess Dog Tag

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Yess Dog Tag

Entry/Object ID

22.17.83

Description

Dog Tag and Record Number Tag of Lawrence Yess. Material: metal. (a) Record Number Tag. Size: 3/4" x 1". Description: aluminum diamond shaped tag imprinted, "Record Number & Destroy Tag EP2602". (b) Dog Tag. Size: 1/1/2" X 1 3/4". Description: steel tag imprinted, "Yess, Lawrence Fred 905424 AB T-12-44 USMCR P". A small metal ring runs through each tag to keep them together.

Context

Lawrence Yess served in the U. S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division and fought in the Battle Iwo Jima, February 1945, an island in the Pacific which was the site of one of the bloodiest and most famous battles of World War II against Japan.

Cataloged By

Pfen

Made/Created

Date made

1944

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Tag, Identification

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Label, Identification

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Tag, Identification

Create Date

February 21, 2019

Update Date

August 18, 2026