I have an oddball..my grandfathers..and I know it to be 100% legit..it has the first name first..seems it was done this way as well..it came from NRTC San Diego in 1952.
It says:
RUSSELL
L.
FORD
297-7I-11
O-USN-P
(notch to left, hole to right..he was another believer of the tooth notch thing, as was I...that was a pretty damn good rumor!!)
I have read some say that it HAD to be a replacement..(http://www.leatherne...-tags-1916-2002 , posts #10 and #16 have very similar format)
...but this is not the first example I have heard of like this..and seems it wasn't set in stone..as long as the info was legible..seemed good to go..
I really believe that for a few years in the early/mid '50's, and maybe from San Diego..the USN and USMC used first name, middle initial/name, last name format...
Thoughts?
Edited by KRIS FORD, 25 February 2018 - 02:25 PM.