A Small Piece Of History Has Been Returned To WWII Vet’s Widow

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Jim Wallace served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He stormed the beaches of Normandy and helped liberate France in 1944. In the process, he lost his dog tag. He survived the war and returned home, but never spoke much about it, according to his wife Catherine. He passed away in 1997.

Now, 70 years later, his dog tag has been found.

Francois Blaizot found Jim Wallace’s dog tag near Utah beach in Normandy. He did some research to try to get it back to Wallace’s family, and from there, it took off, with other people jumping in to help return it to its rightful owner. Eventually, it made its way to Wallace’s widow, Catherine.

The dog tag came with a packet of sand from the beach, as well as a brief letter from Blaizot telling Catherine what a privilege it was to be able to honor her husband by returning the dog tag.

Learn more about this touching story in this video!

Published on Mar 5, 2015
The widow of an Indianapolis soldier was reunited with the dog tag her husband lost in Normandy, France in 1944.
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[turbinetree]

1. VE-DAY

Was held in Washington, and there must have been over 250,000 people remembering the sacrifice, the loyalty of the living and those that never came back, it was a remarkable day and I was glad to have been apart of the remembrances.
Especially hearing that a young American survived that war for over 500 days, from the landing in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and then Normandy, and then seeing what the carnage was like at Dachau, to understand the why, and my parents understood the sacrifices they made and what it meant for me to my future, and I still live in awe

Thanks OS

[appalachiablue]

2. Thanks for this beautiful story. Our trip to the Normandy beaches & memorials in June 2003

was one of the most memorable and moving experiences of my life.

[marym625]

3. done and registered

Thank you for the information