ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Military issue, U.S. Air Force name tag, full color, assigned to U.S. Air Force Captain (Capt) Robert Ochab. The tag bears Capt Ochab's name, rank, & branch of service, as well as a representation of a military issue, U.S. Air Force Pilot Aviator Badge stamped in silver ink at the obverse surface. The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor between August - October 1988.

MILITARY ISSUE, U.S. AIR FORCE NAME TAG, FULL COLOR, ASSIGNED TO U.S. AIR FORCE CAPTAIN (CAPT) ROBERT OCHAB. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED SEGMENT OF FINISHED BLUE LEATHER (OR VINYL [?]) WITH THE NAME, RANK, AND BRANCH INFORMATION, "ROBERT OCHAB / CAPTAIN / USAF" STAMPED IN BLOCK, SILVER LETTERING ALONG THE LOWER EDGE OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE. DIRECTLY ABOVE THIS INFORMATION IS A REPRESENTATION OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE PILOT AVIATOR BADGE (I.E. A PAIR OF OUTSTRETCHED WINGS FLANKING A SHIELD FROM THE GREAT SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES AT THE CENTER), ALSO REFERRED TO AS, "WINGS", SIMILARLY STAMPED IN SILVER INK. ACCORDING TO VIVE CATALOG NOTES PREPARED BY MRCE COLLECTIONS STAFF, AN NPS RANGER'S TAG ORIGINALLY DISCOVERED WITH THE OBJECT READ, "9/71".

Text of the stamped inscriptions at the obverse object surface is transcribed in full, as follows: "ROBERT OCHAB / CAPTAIN / USAF"

Item Weight: 4.2g
Item Length: 5.0cm
Item Width: 8.0cm
Item Depth: 0.1cm (Thickness)