Objects commemorating Pentagon victims

Plaque, United in Memory, commemoration of lives lost during the Pentagon attack on September 11, 2001.

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Plaque, United in Memory, commemoration of lives lost during the Pentagon attack on September 11, 2001.
Plaque, United in Memory, commemoration of lives lost in the September 11, 2001 Pentagon attack.

Object Details

maker

C. Forbes, Inc.

Description

This large plaque contains the names of all 184 victims of the Pentagon attack. The seals across the bottom represent the Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. A copy of this plaque hangs in Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfields Pentagon office.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Chip Forbes

Date made

2002

ID Number

2003.0109.01

accession number

2003.0109

catalog number

2003.0109.01

Object Name

plaque

Measurements

overall: 27 1/2 in x 26 in x 1 in; 69.85 cm x 66.04 cm x 2.54 cm

referenced

United States: Virginia, Pentagon

See more items in

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

September 11th Attacks

Attack on the Pentagon

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-62f7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1195103