Ernst Posted February 12, 2021 #1 Posted February 12, 2021 A few years ago i found a lot of dog tags on a ww2 battlefield in Belgium. On most of them i could find the information i wanted. A few didn,t came up with the information i was looking for. So, i,m hoping you guys can help me out. Name: William M. Ervin ASN: 36992712 Name: Harold Andersen Jr. ASN: O-1057666 Name: Edward S. Mirowski ASN: 32841120 Name: R. G. Young ASN: 38383700 Name: Orville Wright ASN: 31326046 Name: George W. Markland ASN: 7082113 Name: Watson J. Felder ASN: 34842262 Name: Joseph L. Lopez ASN: 39009773 Name: Marvin R. Burns ASN: 33376425 Name: Dean Jones ASN: 36683267 These are the first 10 of about 50 dog tags i found where i would like to get more information about. I tried searching the internet but with disappointing results. Hope you guys can do better.
aznation Posted February 12, 2021 #2 Posted February 12, 2021 Hello Ernst, While I appreciate your interest and desire to find out more information on the soldiers who you've found dog tags, I feel it's asking a lot for someone to do all the research for you on all these dog tags. It takes quite a bit of time to do in-depth research on each, and according to you this is just the first ten of 50 dog tags. If I may make a helpful suggestion to you, I would take a look at this post about free research resources and see if you're able to come up with some information on your own first. Thank you and good luck! All FREE Websites to Research Named or Numbered Item/s https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/309282-all-free-websites-to-research-named-or-numbered-items/
Ernst Posted February 12, 2021 Author #3 Posted February 12, 2021 Thanks for your reply. I did a lot of research already. I found hundreds of dog tags in a burnpit in2012. All from US servicemen who where killed in action. After years of research i,m left with about 50. So i,m trying my best and i,m still hoping members from this forum can help me completing “the list”
ROCKET Posted September 18, 2021 #4 Posted September 18, 2021 Here's what I found on Edward S. Mirowski. What's strange is that he's listed in "Find a Grave" but his death date and burial location are listed as unknown. I couldn't find anything listed in newspapers from that time period. John
ROCKET Posted September 18, 2021 #5 Posted September 18, 2021 Here's info on George W. Markland. Looks like he was part of the 1st Infantry Division. John
ROCKET Posted September 18, 2021 #6 Posted September 18, 2021 Here's info on Watson J Felder. Looks like he's buried at Arlington National Cemetery. John
ROCKET Posted September 18, 2021 #7 Posted September 18, 2021 Here's info on Marvin R Burns. I was surprised that he was not listed in the "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946' records. John
ROCKET Posted September 18, 2021 #8 Posted September 18, 2021 Here's info on William M Ervin. It states on "Find a Grave" that he was ..."Killed In Action with Patton's Third Army of the Ninth Armored Division". John
ROCKET Posted September 18, 2021 #9 Posted September 18, 2021 Here's what I found on Joseph L. Lopez. John
ROCKET Posted September 18, 2021 #10 Posted September 18, 2021 Here's what little I could find on Harold Andersen. John
ROCKET Posted September 18, 2021 #11 Posted September 18, 2021 Here's info on Orville C Wright. This one took quite a while since there are dozens of Orville Wrights who served in WWII. It appears he died during the Battle of the Bulge. John
ROCKET Posted September 18, 2021 #12 Posted September 18, 2021 Here's what I found on Dean W Jones. According to "Find a Grave website it states..."T/5 Jones was a member of Company A, 311th Infantry, 78th Division when killed in action at the Remagen Bridge crossing of the Rhine River". John
ROCKET Posted September 18, 2021 #13 Posted September 18, 2021 Here's what I found on R.G. Young. I found it quite bizarre that his military documents and even his headstone only list his initials of R.G. I could not find any documentation as to his his actual first and middle name. John
stratasfan Posted September 18, 2021 #14 Posted September 18, 2021 He may have had initials only as his name. Our Great-Grampa (Mom's Grampa who she knew very well!) was H C Chaffin. No name. His Grampa was Harvey C. Chaffin, and he was named for him . . . but just the initials that he was known by. No names. Just initials. So, odd - yes. But not unheard of!
ROCKET Posted September 18, 2021 #15 Posted September 18, 2021 5 hours ago, stratasfan said: He may have had initials only as his name. Our Great-Grampa (Mom's Grampa who she knew very well!) was H C Chaffin. No name. His Grampa was Harvey C. Chaffin, and he was named for him . . . but just the initials that he was known by. No names. Just initials. So, odd - yes. But not unheard of! Thanks for the info. I've never seen anything like that before with Army records. Guess I learned something new! LOL :)
stratasfan Posted September 19, 2021 #16 Posted September 19, 2021 4 hours ago, ROCKET said: Thanks for the info. I've never seen anything like that before with Army records. Guess I learned something new! LOL :) Well . . . I'd say it definitely isn't common! But, it can happen! :)
Wharfmaster Posted September 19, 2021 #17 Posted September 19, 2021 I have a Navy Good Conduct Medal named to a sailor with initials only. "J" "J" on Navy Muster Rolls and J. J. on his grave stone. Years ago, I worked with a man that was given initials only at birth. W
Wharfmaster Posted September 19, 2021 #18 Posted September 19, 2021 28 minutes ago, Wharfmaster said: I have a Navy Good Conduct Medal named to a sailor with initials only. "J" "J" on Navy Muster Rolls and J. J. on his grave stone. Years ago, I worked with a man that was given initials only at birth. W Correction, it's J J on his grave stone. W
MathieuBelgique1944 Posted October 11, 2021 #19 Posted October 11, 2021 Edward S Mirowski ook 1st division er staat een artikel op newspapers.com
mas8181 Posted January 16 #20 Posted January 16 On 9/18/2021 at 10:43 AM, ROCKET said: Here's info on Watson J Felder. Looks like he's buried at Arlington National Cemetery. John I've posted a couple other places, but also throwing this in here. Watson would have been my great uncle had he survived the war. His brother, my grandad, fortunately did make it home from the ETO (288th FAOB). Here are some of his effects that I have, including the telegram from the war department informing his parents that he was MIA Props to my 16yo daughter for Googling Watson for her AP US History class and bumping into this thread!
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