Tuesday 17 May 2022 01:19 AM US WWII dog tag belonging to Second Lieutenant Edward J. Devine found in ... trends now

Tuesday 17 May 2022 01:19 AM US WWII dog tag belonging to Second Lieutenant Edward J. Devine found in ... trends now
Tuesday 17 May 2022 01:19 AM US WWII dog tag belonging to Second Lieutenant Edward J. Devine found in ... trends now

Tuesday 17 May 2022 01:19 AM US WWII dog tag belonging to Second Lieutenant Edward J. Devine found in ... trends now

Surprising discovery of a WWII US serviceman's dog tag buried in a Melbourne backyard inspires internet sleuths to discover his tragic story A Reddit user's grandma found an old military dog tag from a US WWII soldier  Online sleuths found the soldier's military records within the hour it was posted  The tag belonged to Second Lieutenant Edward J. Devine who was killed in 1942 Commenters want to find Mr Devine's relatives to return the soldier's tag 

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An online hunt for relatives of a deceased US soldier has been launched after his military dog tag was found in a suburban backyard.

A Reddit user shared a photo of a United States military dog tag she found in her grandmother's garden in Ivanhoe, a suburb of Melbourne.

'US military dog tag found by my grandma in her Ivanhoe garden, dating back to WWII,' the user wrote.

The online sleuths quickly got to work decoding the dog tag and searching for evidence.

'You have his name (top line) and service number (second line, long number),' one user said.

'See if you can find out who Edward Devine of San Leandro left behind him.

A Reddit user shared a photo of a US WWII military dog tag found in a grandmother's rural NSW garden

A Reddit user shared a photo of a US WWII military dog tag found in a grandmother's rural NSW garden

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