I dug a WW1 dog tag today! Info please

[thrillathahunt]

Hello all. I would appreciate any and all information on this soldier, Roger P. Zuber. If you can help me please advise.

 

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[Old Pueblo]

Amazing find, pretty cool that you can identify the soldier who owned it. There was fighting all over Southern Texas along the border between the Texans and the Mexicans back then. Do you know what unit or whatever he was in? That could tell us a lot more about where that thing has been.

 

[mick56]

From Ancestry:

Born in Texas, USA on 1893 to Jacob Zuber and Nancy Elizabeth Nelson. Roger P married Emily Frances Farmer and had 4 children. Roger P married Iva M Zuber and had 3 children. He passed away on 9 Nov 1975 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

[h=2]Family Members[/h]Parents

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Jacob Zuber
1849-1933

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Nancy Elizabeth Nelson
1861-1955


Spouse(s)

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Emily Frances Farmer
1899-1972

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Iva M Zuber
1897-Unknown


Children

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Private

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Carl Gene Zuber
1935-1997

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James Daniel Zuber
1943-1943

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Paul David Zuber
1943-1943

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Private

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Private

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Dayle D Zuber
1928-199

 

[villagenut]

........also I have seen a record of him being drafted for WW2 at 40 something years old. Your tag is from WW1 though.

 

[thrillathahunt]

WOW! If he was drafted say in 1942 for WW2 he would have been 49 years old!!! Really?

 

[villagenut]

Well, I should have said I had seen a registration card for draft. I am not sure he served during the second war or not. Here is that 1942 registration card. The previous pic was from WW1.

 

[thrillathahunt]

Well kudos for him for wanting to serve again in WW2

 

[coinman123]

Identical to my 1917 WWI dog tags, I found a pair of them. Positive it is NOT WWII.

 

[villagenut]

Yup, the IDtag is WW1.

 

[Mackaydon]

Birth: Oct. 19, 1893 Death: Nov. 9, 1975 Burial: Newport Cemetery Jack County Texas, USA

Don....

 

[mick56]

Is the tag aluminum?

 

[Mackaydon]

You're half way 'home' if you want to offer the return of the tag to an heir.
Contacting the mortuary or the church involved in the burial should give you a lead as to next of kin.
Don....

 

[thrillathahunt]

Yes it is aluminum

 

[DeepseekerADS]

Wow, this was an incredible evolution on this thread!

Everyone here nailed it, and very quickly. That's why I love TreasureNet.

 

[Tedyoh]

Well kudos for him for wanting to serve again in WW2

About as American as you can get...

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[thrillathahunt]

Wow, this was an incredible evolution on this thread!

Everyone here nailed it, and very quickly. That's why I love TreasureNet.

I second that emotion.

 

[coinman123]

My tag also had the middle initial wrong. Wilford S Culley it said. Turns out it was Wilford F Culley. I think my tag listed the unit he was in though, it is now on loan at the local museum so I can't check.

 

[thrillathahunt]

My tag also had the middle initial wrong. Wilford S Culley it said. Turns out it was Wilford F Culley. I think my tag listed the unit he was in though, it is now on loan at the local museum so I can't check.

I wasn't 100% sure if it was a P or an R because of the gouge right under the letter. This tag looks like it sure took a beating.

 

[thrillathahunt]

My son wants to be in charge of trying to locate Mr. Zuber's heirs. I will let you all know what happens.