OZARKS
Banned
- Sep 16, 2013
- 284
- 450
- Detector(s) used
- CTX 3030, AT PRO, Fisher F44,F2, F5, E-trac
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Not one, but two. I found both of these this past Veterans day, in the same field about 30 feet apart. I couldn't believe my eyes! From my research a house once sat in that field, but there is no rhyme or reason why these dog tags were there. After contacting the daughter of Mr. Denton, she told me that she had no idea how how his dog tag could have gotten there because as far as she knew, he was never this far north. She also stated that the family never had possession of the tags to her knowledge. She also stated that he had served in several countries during the war. She did tell me that after his service, he came back to the states only to be paralyzed after an auto accident with a dump truck.
Imagine that, surviving the war only to be paralyzed by a dump truck. She told me that she was unaware of who Samuel Carter was. I wondered if Mr Carter lost his life in WWII and if Mr Denton had somehow kept his dog tag? T41 and T43 means that they had their tetanus shots in 1941 and 1943. I returned George Denton's dog tag to his daughter, although she never thanked me. Oh well, at least they are with family because I knew as soon as I dug the tag up that it didn't belong to me.
As for Mr. Carters tag, I have been unsuccessful at locating the next of kin. The next of kin are the names at the bottom of the tags. I couldn't believe that on veterans day, in an empty field in Arkansas I found not one but two WWII veterans dog tags 30 feet apart! They both rang up as a nickel on my F2. Thanks for looking!
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