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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1939–1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.1387.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: R134751
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: Dog Tags
Patents: N/A
General Description: tags composed of unidentified material; fabric cord

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 39.5 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); Leading Aircraftsman Charles Alexander McCool served with the RCAF 1941-1946 (overseas service 1943-1946)
Canada: Leading Aircraftsman Charles Alexander McCool's clerical service with the 39 Reconnaissance Wing of the RCAF was typical of the majority of enlisted personnel who contributed to the Allied victory
Function: worn to facilitate identification of wearer if killed or seriously injured; one went to unit & forwarded to War graves Commission; other buried with individual
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering stamped into front of hexagonal tag reads: "CAN R134751/AIRMAN/CA MCCOOL/UC RCAF"; lettering stamped into back of hexagonal tag reads: DO NOT/REMOVE/O"; lettering stamped into front of circular tag reads: "CAN R234751/AIRMAN/CA MCCOOL/UC RCAF"; lettering stamped into back of circular tag reads: "O"
Missing: N/A
Finish: 2 medium brown tags; tan-white cord
Decoration: none

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Unknown Manufacturer, Tag, identification, between 1939–1945, Artifact no. 2004.1387, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.1387.001/

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