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U.S. Army Dog Tags Found Around Moresb
by Henry Mayer

Henry Mayer found 86 US Army dog tags, located during the last 19 years within 10 miles of Port Moresby. All the ones I found prior to this, I gave to Bruce Hoy when he was curator at the PNG War Museum. Pictured is a collection of American dog tags found in the Port Moresby area. Most tags were found at either Durand Drome (17-Mile) or Jackson Drome (7-Mile) areas. A complete list of tags is presented below. To date, some of the dgot tags have been returned including Gurden Barnett and Carl Hustard.

Collection of US Army dog tags found in Port Moresby area by Henry Mayer

Thanks to Niels J. Zussblatt of National Archives Military Personnel Records for death dates. He explains:
"These are real dog tags of the type that were issued early during WWII. Later, there were three tags: a pair contained Name, Service Number, Blood Type, Religion and sometimes Tetnus immunization month/year. These are the 3rd tag that lists the military members Next of Kin (Wife, Father, or Mother) and their address. This was so that forward units could write to the next of kin if the military person was killed or wounded. This was done because it was not practical to carry paper records into forward combat areas, especially wet areas where papers would mildew."

ADAMS, J A 13032590 A B ADAMS 1217 N BERINDO ST LOS ANGELES CALIF Died Sept 10, 1972	AMATO, ORAZIO J 7070870 JOESPH AMATO 60 UNION ST BROOKLYN N.Y	AUGUSTINE, RAYMOND W 36204894 SUSAN AUGUSTINE 1332 S 13TH ST MANITOWOC WIS Died Nov 8, 1994
BAKER, H W 12041419 MIDDLETOWN N.Y EARL D BAKER 46 CLINTON ST	BARNES, CHARLES R 0-364972 MRS RAY BARNES MAIN ST LOGAN W.VA Died Nov 5, 1987 Returned to sons, July 2005	BARNETT JR, GURDEN M 0-854145 MR G M BARNETT GUTHRIE CENTER IOWA Returned to Barnett, Dec 2004
BATES, STAFFORD C 13014904 MRS W M BATES SR BROOKNEAL VA Died Sept 22, 1991	BEAUCOCK, LEONARD 36213738 EDITH BEAUCOCK LITTLE SUAMICO WIS	BROWN, HENRY A 33154947 MRS MARY E BROWN 602 19TH ST SO ARLINGTON VA Died Oct 1, 1974
BROWN, RICHARD I 0-659515 FLOYD I BROWN 3780 IROQUOIS AVE DETROIT MICH	BRUBAKER, DAVID A 39168265 BEDIE M BRUBAKER 2350 CRENSHAW BLVD LOS ANGELES CALIF	BRYANT, PAUL N 36127719 BEATRICE H BRYANT 214 LENAWEE ST HUDSON MICH Died Jan 14, 2003
BUCKLEY, THOMAS V 13029325 MARY BUCKLEY 442 E PATTERSON ST LUNSFORD PA	BUTTMAN, OSCAR 0-559657 R BUTTMAN 85 S 6TH ST SAN JOSE CALIF	CHIABERTA, ALBERT 35301189 AURELIO CHIABERTA 155 E PARK AVE HUBBARD OHIO
COPTIS, GEORGE E 33080038 J FINNESEY 110 E 7TH AVE HOMESTEAD PA Died June 4, 1999	COTHAM, HOMER L 02034630 RACHEL C COTHAM 230 LOWERY ST STILLWATER OKLA	D’AGATA, CHARLES 11032126 JASPARE D’AGATA MAYNARD MASS
DAVIS, CLEO 34055868 B F DAVIS 1120 COCONUT AVE SARATOSA FLA	DEROUEN, LLOYD 34075252 FLORANCE THIBAUD 546 LAFAYETTE ST NEW IBERIA LA	DOORNBOS, ARTHUR 16035565 ARTHUR DOORNBOS SR 2120 W 13TH ST CHICAGO ILL Died July 30, 1999
DUPUY, ERNEST H 19097173 NORINE PRUGEL COOLEDGE ARIZ	DURHAM, G W 3615780 MRS M DURHAM NONE DOUGLAS MICH	FISK, ROY C 39304166 MRS C C FISK NOTI ORE Died May 15, 1998
FOMIN, GEORGE 18044790 GLADYS FOMIN 1403 BLUFF AVE SHEBOYGAN MICH Died May 26, 1979	FORBES, GEORGE S 0-442326 PEARL FORBES 2030 W 87TH ST CLEVELAND OHIO	FORTENBERRY, WELDON W 34135770 MRS W F FORTENBERRY RFD 1 OSYKA MISS
GERBER, MARTIN 0561088 MRS MOLLIE GERBER 197 GRAHAM AVE PATTERSON N.J.	GUSTIN, WAYNE H 697687 F S GUSTIN 536 SEBRING AVE ELMIRA N.Y.	HOLMES, HUGH M 39231514 MRS T J HOLMES 1239 MARYLAND ST LOS ANGELES CALIF
HUSTAD, CARL A 0393139 MRS C A HUSTARD 441 UNION ST BANGOR MAINE Returned to daughter, May 05	JOY, EUGENE L 15073447 ESTEL V JOY 3900 CENTRAL AVE SHADYSIDE OHIO Died Dec 24, 2003	KELLNER, WALDO W 34024551 DELPHIA F KELLNER 110 BAILEY ST GREENVILLE S.C KIA Dec 18, 1942
KING, JOESPH H 34089073 ALBERTA KING RT. 4 COCHRAN GA Died July 15, 1962	KING, LEON S 0-736007 MRS PEARL L KING 48 PAGUM ST MALDEN MASS	KRYK, EDWARD L 13012280 JOHN KRYK 502 PACIFIC ST FRANKLIN PA KIA Sept 30, 1944
LANDRY JR, F A 34079482 MARGUERITE LANDRY 501 S STATE ST ABBEVILLE LA	McCOY, SAMUEL R 38063535 NAOMI McCOY 801 S OAK ADA OKLA	MASON, R H 14003141 H T MASON GEN DEL ADAMSVILLE ALA Died Feb 8, 1992
MATYAS, V L 33487304 ANNA MATYAS MARKET ST TRESCKOW PA Died Jan 12, 2000	MICHELS, JOHN H 36319788 ANNA MICHELS 214 COLUMBIA AVE PARK RIDGE ILL	MOORE, CHARLIE H 34382796 MRS M L MOORE 2100 TWO NOTCH RD COLUMBIA S.C KIA October 17, 1943
NAILS, JIMMIE O 34089288 MYRTLE THOMSON RED ALMA GA Died March 5, 1998	NEENER JR, ELWOOD 6976386 FLORANCE NEENER 418 WASHINGTON AVE MONTGOMERY ALA Retired Captain	NELSON, JOHN R 14069742 RUTH K NELSON 2346 AVE P ENSLEY ALA Died July 3, 1992
OLSON, VERSCHUL E 36156158 ADA L OLSON 512 ANDERSON ST LANSING MICH Died Feb 12, 1994	PANNELI, JAMES N 38022635 GETRUDE PANNELI PONTOTOC OKLA Died July 15, 1987	PATRICK, GEO A 13052247 ANNA PATRICK OAKS PA Died Feb 20, 1995
POLHEMUS, EDWARD B 0-727915 MRS W E POLHEMUS 1816 E LONGDEN AVE TEMPLE CITY CALIF	POSTON, CHARLES W 34026719 OLENE POSTON 120 BROAD ST S UMTER S.C Died Nov 3, 1978	POSTON, CHESTER W 34026719 OLENE POSTON 217 LORING PLACE SUMTER S.C Died Nov 3, 1978
POWERS, FRANK T 13035288 ANNE POWERS CLINCHO VA Died July 31, 1977	ROHLIK, JAMES F 36280576 JOHN ROHLIK RT. 2 BIRCHWOOD WIS Died Aug 8, 1975	ROONEY, HUGH J 31178822 HOHN ROONEY 145 STARK ST PORTSMOUTH N.H Died Feb 3, 1983
SARDAM, PORTER D 19032635 GERTIE A SHERMAN LAPWAI IDAHO Died Nov 17, 1980	SHEA, VERNER L 0-662184 H L SHEA 967 HOWARD ST S.F CALIF Died Jan 27, 1983	SHOEMAKER, LEONARD J 15020249 SALLY SHOEMAKER ZOE KY
SMELTZER, WARREN H 0-380834 MARY K SMELTZER 2737 N KIMBALL AVE CHICAGO ILL Died March 2, 1972	SMITH, SMITH F 14056644 MRS R K SMITH 201 S FULTON ST SALISBURY NC	SPENCER, F S 20634489 G SPENCER 1521 N EDWARDS ST KALAMAZOO MICH
SWAIN, GEORGE A 18001146 MISS E E SCATES BOX 164 NUCLA COLO Died Jan 9, 1979	SWEET, McLANE B 20935063 IRENE S SWEET 705 J Q ADAMS ST OREGON CITY ORE Died May 4, 1984	SZUDA, CHESTER J 36318343 VERONICA SZUDA 2055 LA HARPE LA SALLE ILL Died Aug 4, 1970
TYLER, CLEVELAND T 38042643 LEE ANN CHILDS 1457 STEDMAN FT WORTH TEX Died Nov 12, 1980	WALTERS, CHARLES E 35040353 ALICE WALTERS 916 1/2 N MANN ST FOSTORIA OHIO Died Feb 9, 2004	WALTERS, DONALD C 36155750 MARGARET WALTERS 527 W CEDAR ST KALAMAZOO MICH Died Jan 8, 1975
WARD, R E 14047870 L P WARD MAYSVILLE GA Died June 15, 1981	WEST, PHILIP J 15196129 MR PHILIP J WEST 1174 RIDGE AVE TROY OHIO	WHEELER, CHAS T 34162160 RUBY WHEELER 1227 45TH ST WYLAM ALA
WINDLEY JR, ZEBBIE 34032536 MYRTLE WINDLEY ROUTE 1 RANSOMVILLE N.C. Died Oct 14, 2003	WISER, LOYD R 20634094 LOTTIE WISER 510 N DOUGLAS ST BRONSON MICH Died July 31, 2001	ZALESKI, E R 20647700 MRS L ZALESKI 1913 SO 14TH ST MILWAUKEE WIS Died May 28, 1986

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