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 gave me his work address, I packed the dog tags in a nice little white box, and mailed them to him on 9 September 2013.

A little over a month letter, I received a sweet letter from Mark thanking me for returning his father’s dog tags. That’s always the best part. I will treasure this letter forever.