WAC Dog Tags and Table Medal

[JimD]

This is a group attributed to Ruth Mary Cobos, born in 1904, entered service November 1944.

I have not found much more about her other than she lived in Los Angeles before and after the war.

It came with a table medal marked "Bronze" on the rim with what I believe is the maker or designer, "G. Simon" written below Pallas Athene.

Reverse has the SHAEF insignia. I cannot find much about this table medal either.

Jim

 

[Demianthedog]

My inclination is to leave smiley however, I feel the need to expound.

 

To begin, these dogtags are highly faked by the Chinese. Notice how the notch in the corner has a slight cant to the left.

 

There was a Bronze, Silver and Gold version of this medal. The Bronze being the most common and reserved for the less inexperienced.

 

The medal itself looks like a restrike. Notice the heavy stippling on the obverse. Check for crosshatching on the edge. A good strong digital magnifying glass should suffice.

 

Hope this helps.

[JimD]

Just in case anyone is wondering, Demianthedog is a friend of mine who was over on February 10 looking at this small grouping.

We had a few beers. He agreed to take a shot at researching the maker (G. Simon) and see if he could find anything. Apparently he had a few more beers at home and

his above post is the result.

With friends like this..................

[Simon Lerenfort]

 

 

...To begin, these dogtags are highly faked by the Chinese. Notice how the notch in the corner has a slight cant to the left.....

 

Hope this helps.

 

Personally I would not make such a scathing criticism of the tags without actually seeing a better close up of both sides, I see nothing wrong with the tags but again better photos would help.