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Dog Tags
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So, searching through some old boxes I found a set of my grandfather's old dog tags. Cool beans, amiright.
The only thing unusual about them is that on the chain with these tags is this strange black fob. I haven't been able to find anything googling it, but I have no idea what it's called.
Its round and a little heavy for its size. There are two holes on one side, that look like you would insert some tool into them to unscrew the back maybe? I'm at a loss here. I'm just curious what this thing is and what it was for.
If it helps, they're WW2 - 1960's era dog tags.
The only thing unusual about them is that on the chain with these tags is this strange black fob. I haven't been able to find anything googling it, but I have no idea what it's called.
Its round and a little heavy for its size. There are two holes on one side, that look like you would insert some tool into them to unscrew the back maybe? I'm at a loss here. I'm just curious what this thing is and what it was for.
If it helps, they're WW2 - 1960's era dog tags.
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Anyway, if it's the same thing described from the WW2 forum (that went unanswered) it opens up and has a glass insert, it seems to be a watertight locket that you could put a picture in...
It's a personal dosimeter. There was a string of digits I hadn't googled before. DT-60 / PD
Apparently used for detecting radiation.
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Wow.. that's actually pretty impressive.
He was one of the Doolittle Raiders, after that he flew missions all over the pacific, after (possibly during) the war, he went in to the OSS and went all over the world. We only really know he was at Tinian, like every other pilot in the Pacific. After he went in to the OSS, official comments on his activities stopped until he was stationed back in the US. We know he was in Panama for a few years after the War, and that he flew around China for a good stint too.
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Maybe find a WW2 historian and see if these were used specifically in certain areas on certain missions?
Edit - For some reason I didn't finish this post. He worked on a lot of ships during his 30 years in the service. These are pretty common for anyone who serves time on ships according to him. It's a cool thing to have, take care of it.
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PDs are common on submarines.
The enterprise was around in the 60's (First nuclear carrier.)
And the Nautilus was around in the 50's (First Nuke sub.)
If he was around these anytime (Anytime on the sub, and anytime while you're near the reactor on the carrier.) during his career he would be required to have one of these. Or any other top secret shenanigans the USN had been up to at the time that involved radiation. Very cool stuff!
Oh how the times have changed.
My grandfathers plane was restored to flyable condition and I believe only one of 7 still flyable today. Mk Vb Spitfire.
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He was never on a nuclear sub or carrier to my knowledge. He retired in 1967 a colonel in the Air Force. But he spent a lot of time in the Pacific, and may have been on or around nuclear testing.
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How does that thing work?
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