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rubbing, VVM name

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From the collection of the National Park Service, National Mall and Memorial Parks.

rubbing, VVM name

CATALOG NUMBER

VIVE 31946

ACCESSION DATE

05/10/2011

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ITEM SUMMARY

Vietnam Veterans Memorial (VVM) name rubbing for U.S. Army Specialist 5 (SP5) John Jay Bennett. The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor between March - May 2011.

ITEM DESCRIPTION

VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL (VVM) NAME RUBBING FOR U.S. ARMY SPECIALIST 5 (SP5) JOHN JAY BENNETT. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A RUBBED IMPRESSION OF THE VVM WALL HONOREE NAME, "JOHN J BENNETT" EXECUTED IN RED CRAYON AND BLOCK SCRIPT UPON THE CENTER OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED SHEET OF WHITE, SPIRAL NOTEBOOK PAPER.

ACCESSION GROUP

VIVE-00255

RECORD COPONENT QTY

1

ASSOCIATED ITEM TEXT

Text of the rubbed inscription upon the obverse object surface is transcribed in full, as follows: "JOHN J BENNETT"

ITEM DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT

Item Weight: 4.8g
Item Length: 23.5g
Item Width: 27.9g