Really Bizarre !?....I Dug & Eye Balled 17 World War II Dog Tags in a Field!

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Hunted 3 places. The first was a Victorian house built in 1901! Dug a wheat penny and a 1898 Indian head Penny from the front yard.

The second place I hunted was a large field that just had a dump truck that had deposited a full load of dirt on. The dirt was spread out over a large area
that was about 20' X 100'. Right off the bat I eye balled on top of the ground a military dog tag, than another, than another! These dog tags were sticking out of the ground half buried!

I then tested one of the dog tags under my coil and it came up on the meter as "foil". In the loose dirt I started to dig all the foil readings and came up with more dog tags! After thoroughly hunting the area I had a total of 17 military dog tags! When I got home I did a google search on military dog tags and discovered that all 17 are from
World War II! How did thy get there? Why were so many together? ...very cool to find these....I wonder if I should do some research and get these back to the families?

My 3rd spot I hunted produced a ring made out of silver & gold!

 

[mirage83]

Now THAT is one strange set of finds. I'd really want to find out where that load of dirt came from, as I can't come up with a reasonable explanation for that many different dog tags to all be found in the same immediate area.

 

[Patriot Relics]

Those dog tags are certainly a sobering find, perhaps they belonged to the same unit. Maybe the company commander brought them back after the war to remember fallen brothers in arms. A bit of research should be able to link them to specific units....unless it was just someone's collection.

 

[Carl995]

I like how you showed everything, Thanks!!! great finds!!

 

[mikeraydj]

That one piece in the trash looks like a bone saw. Strange finds.

 

[UnderMiner]

Wow! Very interesting digs! Love that crude homemade-looking silver/gold ring! It's probably from a shop class or similar.
Crazy pile of Dog Tags, I have no idea what to make of it. Awesome nonetheless! Fantastic hunt!

 

[tony curnick]

What a hunt !....wish we knew the story behimd that lot!

 

[stefen]

The tags are an interesting find...

Possibly contact a State Senator fir a look-see...

Did the men die in battle? If so, it's fubar'd...

Somebody needs to research the names, service branch, etc and account for the the collection...

 

[jeff of pa]

very interesting. seems like someone may have been a collector.

though a few more fun scenarios come to mind, I won't post for fear of offending someones sensibilities of right and wrong. or a producer will steal the idea for a horror movie.

it could be a platoon who made a promise to have their tags sent to a living member,
for reunions or something.
and when the last one died they all got dumped.

or cleanout or theft from a VFW or Legion Hall, though the different locations make this less likely

I'd be checking to see if they are all connected and if there are still one or more missing

 

[BigWaveDave]

Yea, this in an epic find...why all these tags were here is bizarre, and intriguing.
You may have only scratched the surface, the real treasure could still be found in what could happen next. Perhaps some more digging by a highly respected research historian, such as Mackaydon() could lead to an incredible return, donation, or ceremony...

Congratulations on unearthing some great relics...

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some nice and very interesting finds

 

[HunterMF]

Awesome finds! Thanks for the great pics! That long piece of "trash", what is that?

 

[digger460]

Wow, what a hunt! The IHC would have made me happy, but the rest of it is awesome. Congrats

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Your "trash" has a couple interesting pieces... That little saw is really cool, and the long piece has me scratching my head... I'd really like to see good pics of them.

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Here is some pics of those two items that were in the trash pile. The long piece is made entirely out of brass, have no idea as to what this was/is? The saw is of a type that I never seen before.

 

[GA_Boy]

The saw isn't a bone saw------probably made of aluminum with a steel metal saw blade. I had one in the '50's.
Marvin
PS, That brass hicky doo looks like a map/plan holder.

 

[pattymi770]

if you have not yet looked for the names I have some info for you on the dog tags

 

[DW Dirt Whisperer]

Nice hunt.

 

[KeyaPaha]

The saw is an old drywall saw. My dad, and now I, have one just like it.

 

[diggummup]

Did the men die in battle? If so, it's fubar'd...

Somebody needs to research the names, service branch, etc and account for the the collection...

The first one I researched didn't die in battle- Earl L. Davis (1922 - 1992) - Find A Grave Memorial

if you have not yet looked for the names I have some info for you on the dog tags

Please share.