The Enid (Oklahoma) News reported on August 20 that Dave Von Dielingen, AD8B, of Garber, Oklahoma, found a little more than he bargained for when he was cleaning out a shed on his farm near Enid Tuesday morning.
What he found was some unexploded ordnance, possibly from World War II, his father-in-law brought home during his military service. “It looked to me it might be something military,” he said, “some type of explosive ordnance.” So, he “stopped moving stuff around” and called Garfield County Sheriff’s Department at about 9:15 a.m.
VonDielingen’s wife, Joyce, said her late father, Ira Simmering, served in the Army in the Aleutians Islands and the Philippines during World War II. He also served during the Korean War. “Mom said Dad brought it home in his luggage,” she said. “Mom thought it was from World War II.” The Von Dielingens live on the farm that belonged to her parents.
Deputy George Dillman investigated, and Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s bomb squad was notified. Members came from Oklahoma City to handle the situation, eventually blowing up the items around 1 p.m. in a field near the Von Dielingens’ home. He said it appeared the items were Japanese, based on some writing on one of them.
Joyce Von Dielingen said OHP bomb squad members dug up what was left of the items after they were destroyed, and she and her husband were allowed to keep the fragments. Dave AD8B, who is cleaning out the shed to make it a place for his amateur radio hobby, said he has been through the shed and did not think any more surprises would turn up.
What he found was some unexploded ordnance, possibly from World War II, his father-in-law brought home during his military service. “It looked to me it might be something military,” he said, “some type of explosive ordnance.” So, he “stopped moving stuff around” and called Garfield County Sheriff’s Department at about 9:15 a.m.
VonDielingen’s wife, Joyce, said her late father, Ira Simmering, served in the Army in the Aleutians Islands and the Philippines during World War II. He also served during the Korean War. “Mom said Dad brought it home in his luggage,” she said. “Mom thought it was from World War II.” The Von Dielingens live on the farm that belonged to her parents.
Deputy George Dillman investigated, and Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s bomb squad was notified. Members came from Oklahoma City to handle the situation, eventually blowing up the items around 1 p.m. in a field near the Von Dielingens’ home. He said it appeared the items were Japanese, based on some writing on one of them.
Joyce Von Dielingen said OHP bomb squad members dug up what was left of the items after they were destroyed, and she and her husband were allowed to keep the fragments. Dave AD8B, who is cleaning out the shed to make it a place for his amateur radio hobby, said he has been through the shed and did not think any more surprises would turn up.
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