I purchased a single dog tag from Antique Warehouse back in August 2015, about the same time that I returned Ira Monroe‘s dog tag to its family. This newly acquired tag belonged to a man named Harold William Ray (1918-2006) who served in the Navy during World War II. Using Ancestry.com and Facebook, I was […]
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Ira Monroe Dooley’s Dog Tag
This dog tag was part of my military collection. The tag belonged to a man named Ira Monroe Dooley (1893-1963). He served in both World War I and World War II To find its family, I used both Ancestry.com and Facebook on 1 August 2015. I was able to locate one of his great-grandsons in […]
Daner’s Dog Tags
I found these WWII dog tags once belonging to Daner Lee Starks (1909-1971) at Sheffield Antique Mall a few years ago. I sent a message to his daughter Myrtle on Ancestry.com in early 2014, but didn’t receive a reply until 3 July 2015. I discovered this is the only item, besides a tattered old photograph, […]
Elvin’s Dog Tags
I found these dog tags on eBay.com in 2013. I was able to find the owner by contacting the funeral home that handled Elvin’s funeral. It turned out that not only did the owner of the funeral home in Jackson, Missouri know Elvin’s son Mark, but Mark worked just across the street from him! So he […]