ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Non-military issue, commemorative service identification tag, also referred to as a, "dog tag", dedicated to U.S. Army Specialist 4 (SP4) Robert William Abernathy. The name, military rank, branch of military service, Department of Defense (DoD) casualty designation/date, & theater of military operations, "Robert W. Abernathy / SP4 US ARMY / KIA 3/4/68 / Vietnam" are engraved upon the obverse surface of the tag. The artifact was left at The Wall affixed to a metal ball chain by an anonymous donor between May - June 2010.

ASSEMBLAGE DEDICATED TO U.S. ARMY SPECIALIST 4 (SP4) ROBERT WILLIAM ABERNATHY AND CONSISTING OF: COMPONENT (A) NON-MILITARY ISSUE, COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE IDENTIFICATION TAG & COMPONENT (B) METAL BALL CHAIN. COMPONENT (A) NON-MILITARY ISSUE, COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE IDENTIFICATION TAG, ALSO REFERRED TO AS A, "DOG TAG", DEDICATED TO U.S. ARMY SPECIALIST 4 (SP4) ROBERT WILLIAM ABERNATHY. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED, GOLD COLORED METAL DISK WITH ROUNDED CORNERS, A FLAT EDGE, AND ONE (1) HOLE PUNCHED AT THE CENTER OF THE PROPER RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE. THE NAME, MILITARY RANK, BRANCH OF MILITARY SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) CASUALTY DESIGNATION/DATE, & THEATER OF MILITARY OPERATIONS, "ROBERT W. ABERNATHY / SP4 US ARMY / KIA 3/4/68 / VIETNAM" ARE ENGRAVED INTO THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE IN RECESSED BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS, IN-FILLED IN BLACK. THE DOG TAG IS PRESENTLY AFFIXED TO A SILVER COLORED METAL BALL CHAIN (COMPONENT (B))STRUNG THROUGH THE HOLE PUNCHED AT THE CENTER OF THE PROPER RIGHT-HAND EDGE OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE DOG TAG. COMPONENT (B) METAL BALL CHAIN. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A LENGTH OF SILVER COLORED METAL BALL CHAIN AFFIXED INTO A CIRCULARLY SHAPED LOOP VIA A METAL CONNECTOR. COMPONENT (A) IS PRESENTLY AFFIXED TO THE CHAIN, WHICH IS STRUNG THROUGH THE HOLE PUNCHED AT THE CENTER OF THE PROPER RIGHT-HAND EDGE OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE DOG TAG.

Text of the engraved inscription upon the obverse object surface of COMPONENT (A) is transcribed in full, as follows: [COMPONENT (A), obverse object surface, engraved inscription] "Robert W. Abernathy / SP4 US ARMY / KIA 3/4/68 / Vietnam"

Item Weight: 14.4g (Collective weight of COMPONENTS (A & B))
Item Length: 2.8cm
Item Width: 5.0cm
Item Depth: 0.1cm (Thickness)