Our local newspaper, "The Facts",carried this article this morning, I couldn't find the story in the internet so I will type what was written.
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US Vet's dog tags found on old Italian battlefield.
BUDA- "A retired police inspector's newly acquired metal detecting hobby helped him find dog tags and other items belonging to a Texas World War II veteran who was wounded on an Italian battlefield.
Oscar Glomb served with the 36th Infantry Division and landed at the Bay of Salerno in 1943. He was wounded in a June 1944 battle near Gavorrano. Glomb died in 1998. His son says he never forgot about his dog tags.
Retired Italian police inspector Daniele Bianchini found the tags, a ring and a medallion while practicing his hew hobby on the old battlefield. Bianchini asked to keep one of the tags and sent the rest of the items to Glomb's family in Texas. Glomb's 85 year old wife, Dorothy, calls it a miracle to have the items back and says the family is thankful."
I thought this story was worthy of sharing with you guys, another job well done by a detectorist. HH John
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US Vet's dog tags found on old Italian battlefield.
BUDA- "A retired police inspector's newly acquired metal detecting hobby helped him find dog tags and other items belonging to a Texas World War II veteran who was wounded on an Italian battlefield.
Oscar Glomb served with the 36th Infantry Division and landed at the Bay of Salerno in 1943. He was wounded in a June 1944 battle near Gavorrano. Glomb died in 1998. His son says he never forgot about his dog tags.
Retired Italian police inspector Daniele Bianchini found the tags, a ring and a medallion while practicing his hew hobby on the old battlefield. Bianchini asked to keep one of the tags and sent the rest of the items to Glomb's family in Texas. Glomb's 85 year old wife, Dorothy, calls it a miracle to have the items back and says the family is thankful."
I thought this story was worthy of sharing with you guys, another job well done by a detectorist. HH John
