Object Details
Description
Description: This soot-covered desktop nameplate and Army pennant were recovered from Holly Guzowski’s Pentagon office.
Context: Holly Guzowski, a civilian employee of the Department of Defense, survived the terrorist attack on the Pentagon. Her office was on the third floor of the D ring (the E ring is the exterior), and was directly above the path of the airplane as it slid through the first and second floors of E, D, and C rings. In the Pentagon attack, 125 employees were killed and some 140 more were injured; aboard the plane, all 53 passengers, six crew members, and five hijackers were killed.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Holly J. Guzowski
ID Number
2002.0277.01
accession number
2002.0277
catalog number
2002.0277.01
Object Name
Name plate
Measurements
overall: 8 3/4 in x 2 in x 3 in; 22.225 cm x 5.08 cm x 7.62 cm
recovered
United States: Virginia, Pentagon
United States: Virginia, Pentagon
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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, 9/11
September 11
Data Source
National Museum of American History
associated subject
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
related event
Attack on the Pentagon
September 11th Attacks
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1193268