Help: military dog tag

[KSDirtfisher77]

Everyone I found this dog tag a couple weeks ago metal detecting in a local park & would like to return it if possible. How does one go about getting some info needed to help in identifying & returning? Alls I seem to find is mail to Department of Defense. I believe he was in the air force & had a tetanus shot in 65. I think its maybe Vietnam era. Thanks.

 

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[Mackaydon]

His service number shows that he was "Regular Air Force Enlisted"--as was I in 1963.
In what town and state was the tag found?
Don

 

[KSDirtfisher77]

His service number shows that he was "Regular Air Force Enlisted".
In what town and state was the tag found?
Don

Emmett Kansas.

 

[KSDirtfisher77]

His service number shows that he was "Regular Air Force Enlisted"--as was I in 1963.
In what town and state was the tag found?
Don

Nearest major city's within 100miles is Wichita, Topeka, Kansas City, Leavenworth. Also a big catholic church in St. Marys.

 

[vpnavy]

I searched Google and found...

How to return a Veteran's Dog Tags
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According to The American War Library, found dog tags are NOT the property of the finder or the person identified on the tags. The dog tags still belong to the U.S. government. By law, all found military items must be immediately mailed to the Secretary of Defense. Please following these procedures:

Write on a piece of paper where you found the tags, the date you found the tags, your full name and contact information.

Place the letter and dog tags into an envelope.

Seal the envelope and address it to the Secretary of Defense. The address is: 1400 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1400. Include your return address on the envelope.

Take the envelope to the Post Office to be weighed so you can pay the postage and mail it.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Seriously? The gov is so petty that they lay claim to a soldiers dog tags. I have my dads dog tags. Molon Labe!

 

[Mackaydon]

I'd be bumped off TNet if I expressed my opinion here of what I think of the American War Library's legal opinion regarding returning service tags. Would the government go through what I experienced in returning two tags; one to the daughter of a WW II soldier who participated in the Normandy invasion and the other to a soldier who lost his tag during the Battle of the Bulge? As to the second tag, the Post Commander of the American Legion in the soldier's area and I created a special ceremony for the return of his tag.
Answer: Probably not a chance.
Don in SoCal.
(USAF '63-'69)

 

[vpnavy]

I moved ya from HELP! over to TOKENS & TAGS for more exposure.

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[The Rebel]

Give these people a try or reach out to your local VFW.

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