After 90 years - WW1 Dog Tag Returned!! (Updated with new pictures)

[TxTim]

Two years ago I found a dog tag at Camp Logan here in Houston that had a name- Clyde C. Dace - a Waggoner in the Ammunition Train.

I called every Dace in Texas and had no luck finding a relative -death records showed he died in 1970.

I posted it on a semilocal forum in Nov. 2006 and last week his daughter googled his name, found the post and responded!
She was his only child and married hence not listed as a Dace. She lives near Ft. Worth.

I mailed it to her and she sent me a letter describing his service in the south of France among other things.
He drove mules with wagons full of ammo to the front lines and never talked too much about his war experience.
I asked for pics of him and she said she'd try to find one so I could post it. I also asked if she could send me her pic with the tag.

Merry Christmas!

Here is a picture of the man behind the tag.

Clyde Carson Dace
Waggoner
Company G
5th Ammunition Train

Here is his daughter.
Melva Jean Dace Powell
She is showing Clyde's dog tag that I returned to her.

Here is a letter from Camp Logan from Clyde to his girlfriend

 

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[djabend]

Re: After 90 years - WW1 Dog Tag Returned!!

That is awesome
I hope to someday find a next of kin to give the ones I found too.
So far no luck



HH,
Donny

 

[cooltone23]

Re: After 90 years - WW1 Dog Tag Returned!!

Great job TxTim !!!!

Great story with a happy ending. That's what it's all about!!!

 

[cntrydncr1]

Re: After 90 years - WW1 Dog Tag Returned!!

Great story. I'm sure that tag means so much to his daughter! congrats

 

[aa battery]

Re: After 90 years - WW1 Dog Tag Returned!!

that is cool

 

[txkickergirl]

Re: After 90 years - WW1 Dog Tag Returned!!

That is way too cool!

 

[Kieth-Tx]

Re: After 90 years - WW1 Dog Tag Returned!!

Nice post! WTG

 

[russau]

Re: After 90 years - WW1 Dog Tag Returned!!

you did the right thing! SALUTE!

 

[Shaw]

Re: After 90 years - WW1 Dog Tag Returned!!

Very cool story, post up the pictures if she send you any. I am sure that made her day to come across that post.

 

[myelo1023]

Re: After 90 years - WW1 Dog Tag Returned!!

WTG...that is so awesome!! Can't wait to see the pictures!

 

[TxTim]

Here are 2 more photos of Clyde Dace in full uniform that Jean sent.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Well done. You did a great job above and beyond. You should be interviewed for an article in the local newspaper or something

 

[Baggins]

Well done my friend! An act to be proud of!
HH
Baggins

 

[trikikiwi]

Big Salutes to you Sir,


Cool story and a fine deed Tim.
By the by, I reckon all our old soldiers didn't need enemies, they already had their uniforms.

Mike

PS

That is awesome
I hope to someday find a next of kin to give the ones I found too.
So far no luck




HH,
Donny

Do you mean? you have put them on Treasurenet and no one could help?
That would truly surprise me
Mike

 

[cooltone23]

AWSOME! AWESOMW! AWESOME!

Again great story. WTG!

 

[djabend]

That is awesome
I hope to someday find a next of kin to give the ones I found too.
So far no luck




HH,
Donny

Do you mean? you have put them on Treasurenet and no one could help?
That would truly surprise me
Mike

I did put them on Treasurenet in Todays Finds when I found them last year, but not a separate post asking for help to ID them.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,171336.0.html
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,171757.0.html

I did find surviving Ailports, but they do not remember a Levi F. Ailport.
HH,
Donny