In a heartwarming twist of fate, a treasured military dog tag once belonging to WWII veteran Clarence Kolka found its way back to his family after his death. RESEARCH: Through research, including military records and cemetery records, the story of … Continue reading →
Joseph Gerstenbacher lived in Pennsauken, NJ most of his life, retiring from the Philadelphia Inquirer as a Pressman and enjoying collecting antiques when he passed away in 2021. Among his belongings were a handful of military dog tags – his … Continue reading →
Shawn, an avid medal detector, from New Hampshire, contacted us about a find he had in a field in Allenstown, NH recently. Among things he found was a military dog tag belonging to a George Daneault. He reached out to … Continue reading →
We were contacted by Kim M in Massachusetts who had come into possession of a military dog tag of Joseph Patsy Cipriano some years ago, she thinks through Good Will. She was looking for some help in locating the veteran/family … Continue reading →
In January of 1997, Ryan Walsh found a WWII military dog tag at what is referred to as “The Fly” in New Orleans, which is one of the areas in town overlooking the Mississippi River. He found this tag by … Continue reading →
Returning the military dog tag of Philip H Heintzen, who was killed in a brutal stabbing attack in 2009, is our focus now. Philip H Heintzen was born in Wisconsin in 1928, served in the US Army, worked as the … Continue reading →
Somehow William Morris’s military dog tag found it’s way into a thrift shop in Wyoming where Chris Bluestone saw it and purchased it for $3. He wanted to try and get the dog tag back to the family of this … Continue reading →
The military dog tag of Llewellyn W Gittins is one of several that have been found by Mark Byles, while he was medal detecting on his farm in Rosneath Scotland – home of the Rosneath Naval Base. (click here info … Continue reading →
Patriot Connections Dog Tag Project was contacted by Chess Fearnley, whose mother, Fiona David, found a WWII dog tag while medal detecting in England. They were looking for some help in locating/reuniting the veterans / family with this military dog … Continue reading →
Thomas O’Connell passed away at the age of 72, on March 21, 2019. He was a proud and active veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the Air Force from 1964 to 1968 as part of the Air Police. He … Continue reading →
We were contacted by Anne Harmon about a dog tag found in a junk box in the trash at Mariette College about 20+ years ago. She was looking for help to find the veteran/family it belonged to to return it. … Continue reading →
It’s always nice to be contacted by our old friends – such is the case last week. We recently had the pleasure of handling a dog tag return for Lee in Norwich CT – which she had found about 15 … Continue reading →
A military dog tag belonging to Avedis Avedesian was returned to his son, David, in Washington DC on May 27, 2022 by the Nam Knights of America MC, under the direction of the Independence Chapter. Avedesian’s dog tag came into … Continue reading →
Back in 2005, Andrean Vines lived at Fort Gordon, GA. She would often go for walks in the woods with her Basset Hound and found many little treasures on their walks – partial shells with marking from the 1940’s, an … Continue reading →
As a young boy Jim remembers when he and his friend found an entrance to get under the wrap around porch of his friends house – a cool hideout for the young boys in the height of boyhood adventures. Little … Continue reading →
Gary enjoys going to Flea Markets in Florida. A few weeks ago was just another Flea Market day until he ran across a vendor selling a set of dog tags. He was infuriated that someone would be trying to sell … Continue reading →
On Thanksgiving Day, (Thursday, November 25, 2021) a warm welcome and a Thanksgiving feast came as a surprise to some out of state active military personnel that are currently training and were unable to be home with their families. American … Continue reading →
In November 2020, Erika Statz and her husband were staying at an Airbnb in Galveston, TX when they found this dog tag hanging on the backside of the bedroom mirror. They reached out to the host and were told that … Continue reading →
Thank you CNN Editor Phil Gast for including Patriot Connections Dog Tag Project in your outstanding article on November 11, 2021. It is much appreciated and people are reaching out for help in returning dog tags they have. To read … Continue reading →
The 32nd Air Refueling Squadron Booster Club (Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ) is looking for care package items to aid our US Air Crews working through the crisis overseas as well as the refugees. ITEMS REQUESTED: NEW only— Bottled Water, Energy Drinks … Continue reading →
