us-005578-irn610214-irn531120
type: RecordSet
archival history: The dog tag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Marlyse Levy Kennedy.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Oval dog tag with two holes at the top. Tag is engraved with the name Alfred Levy as well as other identifying information, including the name of the German district of Fraulautern Saarlouis, the date “15 11 88”, the words/numbers “Ers. Barl J. R. 173, K Nr.” The verso is stamped with the following letters and numbers: J R 173, 7 K, and 862. front, engraved : Alfred Levy / Fraulautern Saarlouis / 15 11 88 / Ers. Barl J. R. 173, K Nr. back, stamped : J R 173, 7 K, and 862
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
has beginning date: 1914-01-01
has end date: 1918-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn531120
is or was included in: us-005578-irn610214
record resource extent: overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: World War I dog tags issued to Alfred Levy for his service in the German Army during the First World War (1914-1918). Alfred, a judge, his wife Marie, and their children Marie-Louise and Theo moved from the Saar region when it voted to reunify with Germany in 1935. They resettled in Luxembourg which was occupied by Germany in May 1940. Restrictions were placed on the Jewish population to segregate them from other citizens and Marie-Louise, 15, had to leave school. In December 1940, the family was deported to Vichy France, and escaped the internment camps to live in Villefranche-de-Rouergue. In November 1942, after Germany occupied Vichy, a neighbor informed upon the Levy family. In 1943, Alfred was notified by the French resistance that he was in danger of arrest. He went into hiding, and was arrested while visiting his family, and then released with the help of a French police office. The entire family went into hiding until the region was liberated in fall 1944. In 1946, they returned to Saar.
title: World War I dog tags worn by a Jewish soldier