KASTAUFFER Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share #151 Posted January 13, 2014 FInally got confirmation that this tag indeed was issued to the Col. of the 422nd Infantry, 106th Division, captured at the Battle of the Bulge. The document came from his Personnel file at St, Louis and confirms his POW number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted January 13, 2014 Share #152 Posted January 13, 2014 FInally got confirmation that this tag indeed was issued to the Col. of the 422nd Infantry, 106th Division, captured at the Battle of the Bulge. The document came from his Personnel file at St, Louis and confirms his POW number. desch1.jpg desch2.jpg WOW! That is an amazing piece Kurt! Excellent work on the research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyDog Posted January 19, 2014 Share #153 Posted January 19, 2014 Here is a tag issued to an American POW while at Stalag IXB. I would appreciate any identity information available or where to go for research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share #154 Posted February 1, 2014 Here is a dogtag to a 306th BG POW who evaded for 3 months from April 1943 until July 1943 when the Gestapo picked him up in Paris. He as also Jewish and had changed his name from Solomon to Sanders before he went into the Army.Notice his POW ID has his religion listed as " Agnostic ". He was held at Stalag VIIA and then moved to Stalag Luft 3 This tag was worn as a bracelet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share #155 Posted February 21, 2014 Here is a Stalag XIIA tag from a POW who served with the 104th Infantry, 26th Division captured 11/13/44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share #156 Posted March 9, 2014 Stalag IIA tag to an American from the 102nd Division captured 11/21/44 . His father was the Mayor of provenance RI. Tag has the original neck cord. This tag also came with all of his POW mail and documentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share #157 Posted March 9, 2014 A Stalag Luft I dogtag to an American.Klein was in the 379th BG, 8th AAF Shot down 1/11/44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1991 Posted March 11, 2014 Share #158 Posted March 11, 2014 Here is a Stalag XIIA tag from a POW who served with the 104th Infantry, 26th Division captured 11/13/44 tag1.jpg tag2.jpg Very nice tag Kurt! Something you do not see much of the 26th Division! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share #159 Posted April 6, 2014 Here is a Stalag IXB tag I found on Ebay. It checked out to a PFC with the 242nd Inf , 42nd Division, captured 1/9/45 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kindzjal Posted April 23, 2014 Share #160 Posted April 23, 2014 This rare tag sold on Ebay today to a fellow from Germany. I bid, but did not come close this time. It is a tag from Stalag Luft 6. This camp was combined with Stalag Luft 4. Luft 4 later closed and most of the remaining POWs ended up in Stalag Luft 1. His Caterpillar club card sold on Ebay last week. Another lot split up . As I am the owner of this very interesting lot, I can assure You of the fact that this lot isn't split up: Btw. I am not from Germany:) Bestreg. kindzjal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share #161 Posted April 24, 2014 Glad to see you were able to win all the lots and keep the Luft 6 group together! Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kindzjal Posted April 29, 2014 Share #162 Posted April 29, 2014 I am indeed very happy that this piece of history is complete:) Best regards, kindzjal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share #163 Posted May 16, 2014 I normally don't buy dug dogtags, but this was an exception. It also came with a named AAF ID bracelet to another POW and both men researched out to have been held at Stalag Luft 3. I bought them from someone in Poland who dug them up at Sagan.This is a rare style of tag. I have other oval tags like this from early in the war.POW # 3106 was an American who was held in the South Compound at Stalag Luft 3. He was captured 10/14/43 on the mission to Schweinfurt. He was a bombardier with the 379th BG, 8th AAF. B-17F "The Iron Maiden""The Iron Maiden"Boeing B-17F-55-BO Flying FortressSerial number 42-29511525th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, 41st Bomb Wing, 1st Air Division, 8th Air ForceThis plane was shot down on October 14,1943 during the mission to bomb Schweinfurt,Germany. All ten crew members became POW's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share #164 Posted May 16, 2014 Here is the ID bracelet. It is marked Sterling and engraved with the name of the person who gave it to him on the back.He was a 2nd LT captured 6/13/13 while serving with the 94th BG, 8th AAF. He was also held in the South Compound of Stalag Luft 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted May 16, 2014 Share #165 Posted May 16, 2014 Very cool bracelet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aritt1792 Posted October 23, 2014 Share #166 Posted October 23, 2014 This is my grandfathers dog tag. He passed away before I could meet him. Irving Rittenberg. How can I contact you? Please email me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share #167 Posted October 23, 2014 Courtesy of the Rittenberg family is a photo of his POW ID card and the telegram to his family. Notice the POW number on the card matches the dogtag in the post above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDK Posted October 24, 2014 Share #168 Posted October 24, 2014 Very cool! These are just so rare! JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travislyon Posted December 17, 2014 Share #169 Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks for the posts guys. Many of these tags are from large groupings to individual POW's. I thought it might be intersting to focus on a single aspect of their POW life and group the tags together for this thread. Here is one more! This one is the only tag that did not come from the vet or his estate. It was dug in Poland! I only bought it because I was able to trace the number on this one. If the tag could talk! It is half of a Stalag Luft 3 tag issued to 1st Lt Frank M. Newton . He was an " early Bird" as a POW. He was a member of the 98th Bomb Group and was captured 8/21/42 in the Middle East. The very low number on the tag reflects how early this was! After the war he privately published a book about his experiences which I photographed the tag on. attachment Kastauffer, Would you please contact me about the posting, I am very interested in knowing about this tag and book and any info you have on them. My father knew Lt. Newton as a child and recalls him telling his story about being shot down. Newton was good friends with my dad's father-in-law. Please let me know the best way to contact you. Thank you, Travis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Funk Posted February 23, 2015 Share #170 Posted February 23, 2015 Super items with some great supporting docs. I tried to get a grouping for a guy who died while in captivity and the seller just couldn't part with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share #171 Posted March 15, 2015 Tag from Stalag Luft I from a Co-Pilot with the 96th BG captured 3/8/44 on the Big B raid . ( Berlin ). Another SOS find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Lerenfort Posted March 17, 2015 Share #172 Posted March 17, 2015 Fantastic pieces of history, thanks for posting and telling their stories. Best, Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted April 23, 2015 Share #173 Posted April 23, 2015 Here is my contribution.... NOK tags and POW dog tag to a member of the 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. Captured on March 3, 1944 during German counter-attacks by the 715th and 16th SS Panzer Grenadier Divisions in Anzio. Photo of him looks to be post war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share #174 Posted December 24, 2015 Stalag Luft 1 dogtag to a pilot who served with the 376th BG, 15th AAF, shot down 12/18/44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat_scott Posted January 5, 2016 Share #175 Posted January 5, 2016 Last week I was going through some of my father’s belongings and came across his POW dogtag. This was a new find for me so I went on the Internet to do some research and this led me to your forum. I was surprised that I didn’t find an oval POW dogtag until the final page (7) of the images. Because the numbers are so close (3106, 3113) and the dates of capture are also (October 14, 1943, October 8, 1943), my father almost surely knew the other POW (I couldn't find a name). I have included individual images of the POW material, and a collage that contains all of the individual items. Please feel free to display them as you see fit. Pat Scott son of Lt. John J. Scott [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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