USdog Posted March 3, 2015 Share #1 Posted March 3, 2015 Guys, I've been seeing some nice tags lately that look like they saw combat at some time. Here are just a few examples of mine I snatched off the wall that look like they've "been there." If anyone else has any tags that have that "been there" look post 'em please! First up is an NOK tag on original chain to a veteran that went through all of the campaigns with the 16th Infantry, 1st Division including D-Day at Omaha beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted March 3, 2015 Isaac Privette was with the 112th Infantry in Hurtgen and went MIA. He was later pronounced KIA when his body was recovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted March 3, 2015 Kenneth Drew was with the 18th Infantry in Hurtgen and was killed taking a high wooded hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted March 3, 2015 Cecil Wilmoth was with the 503rd PIR and served in New Guinea and the Phillipines, including the jump on Corregidor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D Posted March 3, 2015 Share #5 Posted March 3, 2015 Very historic tags. For a minute I though you where getting out of dog tag collecting lol Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted March 3, 2015 Another that has "Guide Me" on one tag and "Mother" on the other scratched on it. This veteran was in the 35th ID and was wounded twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted March 3, 2015 Very historic tags. For a minute I though you where getting out of dog tag collecting lol Dave No way! I guess the title kinda looks like that huh. Thanks for the compliments BTW. Many have already been seen here before, but just want to demonstrate that "been there" look of dog tags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted March 3, 2015 Dog tags with silencers always have that look too. Here is an example from a Navy Seabee who was with the 8th CB at Iwo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellasilva Posted March 3, 2015 Share #9 Posted March 3, 2015 I love this thread Connor! I know I've posted this tag about a million times but here is one of my tags that I am absolutely sure saw service in Vietnam, and here is why.. Every picture I've come across in researching his unit (he was a rifleman with the 11th Infantry Brigade) that shows an infantryman with a visible left boot shows a dog tag threaded through the boot lace. The tag is bent considerably as if it was conformed to the arch of a foot/boot, and it is quite rusty, consistent with being constantly wet and dried day in and day out. That, and considering the fact that 5 months after basic training and AIT he was en route to Vietnam, and that soon after he joined the Army the service number was eliminated and social security number implemented, leads me to believe that this very tag saw combat with Paul Wysocki, rifleman with C Company, 1st Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Infantry Brigade. Sorry for being long winded lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted March 3, 2015 I never tire of seeing that one Phil. Good detective work! Here is another one... Radioman in the 32nd Infantry in Korea. He received a bronze star in Chosin. Note the wear where the chain rubbed against the tags and scratches/dirt on surface of the tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted March 3, 2015 Here's a brass NOK to a vet in the 1306th Engineers. He was in Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe Campaigns. I have 2 other sets of his but this one has a look to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellasilva Posted March 3, 2015 Share #12 Posted March 3, 2015 Love that one too man. One of the biggest things that I look for is wear around the hole where the cord/chain would be threaded through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellasilva Posted March 3, 2015 Share #13 Posted March 3, 2015 Here's another one I've posted before but truly believe to have seen combat. Joseph Jacks, wounded by artillery September 1944 in the ETO. Given the tetanus date, date of wounding, and original cord, I think it's safe to say this was the tag he was wearing when wounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share #14 Posted March 3, 2015 Nice! Sometimes I really get into and look at the details under magnification! As seen here. Pictured is the reverse side of the hole where the chain would go through. It picks up a lot of dirt as you can see! I see this a lot on my tags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddyboots Posted March 4, 2015 Share #15 Posted March 4, 2015 Here is a very salty set I picked off of eBay. The name is Paul L Chester and I'm not sure what he did during the war but I do know he worked as a metallurgist after the war. They have the original cord which has turned into a crusty leather like material. Especially in the area around the neck. They were so salty I had to have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twining540 Posted March 4, 2015 Share #16 Posted March 4, 2015 This set shows a good amount of wear from the neck chain. Baxter was the skipper of PC-623, which led 6 other small craft, was tasked with finding the survivors of taffy3. They succeeded in rescuing survivors from the Hoel, Johnston, Gambier Bay, and Samuel B Roberts. 1153 sailors were rescued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share #17 Posted March 4, 2015 Very cool tags! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted March 4, 2015 Share #18 Posted March 4, 2015 29th Division vet.Came with his uniform and caps etc.He was an officer post war in the New York Guard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twining540 Posted March 4, 2015 Share #19 Posted March 4, 2015 One more. Carpenters mate 2nd class Hardy Lee Phillips USS Restless (flower class corvette). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellasilva Posted March 4, 2015 Share #20 Posted March 4, 2015 Definitely loving these tags. Here's an old favorite of mine with a "been there" look. Bright C. Homan Jr was pre-war National Guard, federalized and then integrated into the 805th Tank Destroyer Battalion. They saw a ton of action including Monte Cassino, Anzio, Kasserine Pass, and the Battle of El Guettar. The tag shows significant wear to the hole as you can see. I'm leaning towards a boot lace or something like that for the wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D Posted March 4, 2015 Share #21 Posted March 4, 2015 Doyler, amazing grouping! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellasilva Posted March 4, 2015 Share #22 Posted March 4, 2015 A couple more of my "been there" tags.. Walter M. Sieg, 17th Field Artillery. He fought at the Meuse Argonne/Defensive Sector . And Buddie D. Duke (I love his name!) He served in Korea Connor in case I've never told you, your Privette tag is my absolute all time favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share #23 Posted March 4, 2015 Nice tags once again Phil! Thanks for the compliment on the Privette tag. It's the first tag I really went in depth into researching and has such an interesting history. It sure has the "been there" look to that's for sure..... Here are some more "been there" looking tags.... The first is a dog tag from a Lt. McDonnell who was killed when a kamikaze hit the USS Henrico. This is just a guess but this was appears to have some kind of surface oxidation possibly from a fire. The other tag I have of his is a fingerprint one and is much cleaner looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share #24 Posted March 4, 2015 Reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share #25 Posted March 4, 2015 Here is a set of field made dog tags. Definantly has the "been there" look! He served in Korea with the 1st Marine Division and was at Chosin and among others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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