History of the 337th Engineer Combat Battalion
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I was aware of the different type of dogt tags, friends have found dog-tags with only 4 and 3 lines written in fact. But I do not know if this is the case.

 

In Pietramala, as I said, I found all 3 dog-tags in my possession.

The one of Rowell at the landfill to the hospital, while the other two come from a wood 0,3 miles south.

The first of the two (the first one I found) is made of brass, 5 lines. The other is of Alek G Pytel http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=F&q=alek+g+pytel&bc=&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=312855 .

The last dog-tag was in a landfill hole (in the forest can still see the spots where the tents were installed. It was a big camp and the whole forest is full of landfill holes). She was folded in half, just like the one of Major Rowell.

In the same hole we have found two helmets, a canteen , 4 or 5 cups for canteen, several beer bottles, many bottles of insect repellent, a U.S. collar disc, and many others marvelous objects!

I do not know if the fact that they were folded in half indicates the replacement of the dog-tags ...

 

Even for Alek G. Pytel I have not found other news, in the rest him is born in 1885 and find some relatives is not easy! I assumed that, because he is post-graduate, he was an officer? Maybe a doctor of the 8th EVAC?

He was also widower without children, perhaps he may have enlisted again to save some lives?

I'm afraid that this will always remain a mystery ...

 

I hope I have been clear enough...

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History of the 337th Engineer Combat Battalion - by Enrico - 03-09-2011, 03:19 PM

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