Metal Detectorist Finds Pair of US Army Dog Tags While Digging for WWII Relics in Northern Italy

Gabriela Bernatova scours World War II battlefields with her metal detector to uncover history. Courtesy of Gabriela Bernatova

Gabriela Bernatova collects corroded bullet casings, rusty war relics, and empty glass Coke bottles from the 1940s while scanning the mountain forests of western Czechia with her metal detector.

Last fall, she learned about an American soldier who fought during World War II after she detected a pair of lost dog tags while visiting northern Italy.