dskjl Posted July 27, 2016 Share #1 Posted July 27, 2016 Well i'm not a tag collector but it seems inevitabel that you end up with them so I have been tossing them in a bag and finally started to pull them out and look at them. Here is what I found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted July 27, 2016 The three on the right all have female names and the bottpm right reads CIV, i'm guessing civilian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted July 27, 2016 The one wit the slips of paper is interesting, they are tickets to a show in 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbunnyB/3/75FA Posted July 27, 2016 Share #4 Posted July 27, 2016 nice little collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted July 27, 2016 Share #5 Posted July 27, 2016 Funny, I've never ended up with any real tags even when looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObKrieger Posted July 27, 2016 Share #6 Posted July 27, 2016 Nice tags! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Lerenfort Posted July 27, 2016 Share #7 Posted July 27, 2016 Always like looking at dogtags, a nice selection. Just highlighting one for you, Thaddeus D Garrett, see the link below: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23215185 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted July 27, 2016 Share #8 Posted July 27, 2016 You have some great tags.. The Hebrew marked tag is very interesting. A lot of the Jewish GI's did not want to reveal their religious preference knowing that they were going to Europe and face Hitler so they either converted to Catholicism or another religious preference so as not to bring too much attention to themselves if captured. Here is some brief information about your Hebrew marked tag: Herbert Gerstman was born in Vienna, Austria in 1903, moved to America in January 1938 and joined the US Army in September 1944. He only served a short time overseas from January 1945 to September 1945. He was discharged in January 1946. He was an officer assigned to the 862nd Field Artillery Battalion. There is an application for WW2 service compensation from the State of Iowa that he applied for. Mr. Gerstman passed in November 1984 The 862nd FA Bn (105mm howitzer) was part of the 63rd Infantry Division. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share #9 Posted July 27, 2016 You have some great tags.. The Hebrew marked tag is very interesting. A lot of the Jewish GI's did not want to reveal their religious preference knowing that they were going to Europe and face Hitler so they either converted to Catholicism or another religious preference so as not to bring too much attention to themselves if captured. Here is some brief information about your Hebrew marked tag: Herbert Gerstman was born in Vienna, Austria in 1903, moved to America in January 1938 and joined the US Army in September 1944. He only served a short time overseas from January 1945 to September 1945. He was discharged in January 1946. He was an officer assigned to the 862nd Field Artillery Battalion. There is an application for WW2 service compensation from the State of Iowa that he applied for. Mr. Gerstman passed in November 1984 The 862nd FA Bn (105mm howitzer) was part of the 63rd Infantry Division. Leigh Thank you Brother, it always amazes me how freely information flows from the this forum and your efforts are greatly appreciated. Dwight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted July 27, 2016 Share #10 Posted July 27, 2016 No problem Brother.. Glad to help.. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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