Rescuer Lt. Cdr. David Tarantino’s Nametag, Pentagon
notes: label: Description
content: September 11 was filled with acts of heroism. Lt. Cdr. David Tarantino, a Navy physician, was in his Pentagon office when the hijacked plane hit. He went to the damaged section of the building and began searching for injured people. Tarantino, along with Navy Capt. David Thomas, rescued civilian employee Jerry Henson, who was trapped in his office in the Navy Command Center by fallen debris. After witnessing Tarantino's heroic efforts to save Henson, Thomas was worried he might never see Tarantino again. He tore Tarantino's name tag off so he would remember his name. In recognition of his heroic acts, the Navy awarded Lt. Cdr. Tarantino the Navy and Marine Corps Medal.
label: Description
content: These artifacts from Lt. Comdr. David Tarantino include his uniform name tag and Navy/Marine Corps Medal.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: worn
content: United States: Virginia, Pentagon
topic: label: associated subject
content: September 11 Terrorist Attacks
label: related event
content: September 11th Attacks
label: related event
content: Attack on the Pentagon
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, 9/11
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content: September 11
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Captain David M. Thomas Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0297.01
label: accession number
content: 2002.0297
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0297.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Name Tag
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 2.6 cm x 7.5 cm; 1 in x 2 15/16 in