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RAF Thorpe Abbotts: Attempt to reunite dog tags with families | RAF Thorpe Abbotts: Attempt to reunite dog tags with families |
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Archaeologists hope to reunite World War Two US Airforce dog tags found on a former RAF airbase with the original owners or their descendants. | Archaeologists hope to reunite World War Two US Airforce dog tags found on a former RAF airbase with the original owners or their descendants. |
The tags and a piece of window from an B-17 Flying Fortress were found at the former RAF Thorpe Abbotts near Diss in Norfolk. | The tags and a piece of window from an B-17 Flying Fortress were found at the former RAF Thorpe Abbotts near Diss in Norfolk. |
It was home to US bombers of the 100th Bomb Group during the World War Two. | It was home to US bombers of the 100th Bomb Group during the World War Two. |
Stephen Humphreys, a veteran of the US Air Force, said finding the tags connected people with the past. | Stephen Humphreys, a veteran of the US Air Force, said finding the tags connected people with the past. |
"It's really rewarding to bring people to life again by discovering more about them and recapturing who they were," said the chief executive officer of the American Veterans Archaeology Recovery Program. | |
The excavation was organised and funded by the University of East Anglia and organised by project manager Dr Derwin Gregory. | |
The American Veterans Archaeology Recovery Program and volunteers from the Waveney Valley Archaeology Group and the 100th Bomber Memorial Group were invited to take part in the dig. | |
British Army Lance Cpl Keanie Trick, an amateur archaeologist, said it was "amazing" to "touch history". | British Army Lance Cpl Keanie Trick, an amateur archaeologist, said it was "amazing" to "touch history". |
Some buildings on the site have been restored by the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum in Diss, which sponsored the dig. | Some buildings on the site have been restored by the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum in Diss, which sponsored the dig. |
As well as the piece of the Flying Fortress and the dog tags, they also unearthed unearthed a grate from a wood-burning stove. | As well as the piece of the Flying Fortress and the dog tags, they also unearthed unearthed a grate from a wood-burning stove. |