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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Dog Tag for Fala
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Dog Tag for Fala

Artifact IDMO 2006.352
Object Type Tag, Dog
Maker (American, 1924 - 1977)
Gifter
Date1944
Mediummetal
Dimensionsoverall H 1 1/8 in x W 2 in (2.9 cm x 5.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA horizontally-oblong dog tag. Impressed into the surface of the tag is the wording: FALA / THE WHITE HOUSE / WASHINGTON DC / OR / HYDE PARK, NY.” There is a hole on the right side of the tag.
Historical NoteArmy Air Corps Private John B. Culbertson sent this army dog tag to Fala in 1944. It is on display in the FALA exhibit in the Museum’s WORLD WAR II gallery.
Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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