I've been so busy lately that I haven't stuck my head in to say "Hi". I don't know if this relates or not.
I received an email from an Italian who found a GI's dogtag with only the name, serial number, blood-type and religion, of course. He assumed that since it was found in the Apennine Mtns that it belonged to a member of the US 10th Mountain Division who was killed in action. He asked me to find the next-of-kin to return it.
Well, a genealogy expert friend helped me locate his daughter. It turned out the soldier surived the war and had two daughter, only to die when the youngest was 4. So she dearly wanted to have a memento of her father.
The GI's Mom was still living and we asked her did her husband serve in Italy and what did he do. She said he did and all she could recall was that he was a cryptologist in the 2nd Division.
Well there was no 2nd Division nor a 2nd Army in Italy. However, there was a 2nd Corps. And a cryptologist would probably work for a HQ unit at the level of an army or corps level.
I'm still trying to locate his unit and get the dogtags back to US.
Steve