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USMC Dog Tags Without Tetanus Date


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ViewfinderGyrene

Hello all,

 

 

Has anyone seen early war-prewar dog tags for the Marine Corps stamped without marking Tetnus date?

 

Such as follows:

 

First

Middle

Last

MCSN

USMC O

C

 

 

Thanks in advance!

 

VFG

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ViewfinderGyrene

Actually he served prewar, his s/n is very low. 247049. He enlisted in '35...3rd DefBn. at Pearl Harbor on 12/7/41...

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Actually he served prewar, his s/n is very low. 247049. He enlisted in '35...3rd DefBn. at Pearl Harbor on 12/7/41...

How long did he serve? Connor is correct, no tetanus generally means post war

If he served after the war they are more than likely his post war tags.

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ViewfinderGyrene

He served from '35, and did serve a bit postwar. But man this thing has wear and tear, that one wouldn't expect from a postwar tag.

 

3 Ds: dings, dents, and discoloration...

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Wharfmaster

Probably post war. A photo would be helpful.

 

 

Badly worn and dinged up dog tags usually indicate they have been on a keychain.

 

 

 

Wharf

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Still a nice tag to a brave Marine. The wear and tear could have been from a million things..rolling around a jewelry box for 70 years, sitting on a key ring..or yes, even post war use. Marines are a rugged bunch

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I don't think he is with us anymore unfortunately...

 

Name: Frank J Concannon

Death Date: 21 Oct 1973

Death Place: West Haven, Connecticut

Age: 67 Years

Birth Date: abt 1906

Marital Status: Married

Spouse: Gert

State File #: 22064

Residence : Bridgeport, Connecticut

Race: White

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ViewfinderGyrene

OH that's right he was older than the average individual, forgot that. Thanks for refreshing my memory...

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ViewfinderGyrene

Look at that, he was from where I live, and have lived my whole life. Real neat

 

Lol look up his NOK :lol: Maybe I can hunt down the wartime set :P

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I wouldn't mind doing that. Also, looks like he may have passed away at the VA hospital in West Haven, as that's the closest VA hospital from here.

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Considering the oval type format I'd place the date of production at 1940-41. Consider that he may not have had his tetanus shot so no date entered. My 2-cents. Semper Fi.......Bobgee

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ViewfinderGyrene

Considering the oval type format I'd place the date of production at 1940-41. Consider that he may not have had his tetanus shot so no date entered. My 2-cents. Semper Fi.......Bobgee

 

Thx for the .2 cents, it's worth more than that lol!

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The oval tags were used well into the Korean War until the supplies were exhausted. I have several examples of these

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ViewfinderGyrene

The oval tags were used well into the Korean War until the supplies were exhausted. I have several examples of these

 

Sure but I was more interested in his point about the shot, not the type...

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Wharfmaster

Naval Service dog tags 1941 to around mid 1942 were required by regulation to have an index fingerprint on the reverse.

 

T dates were also required by regulation 1941 to beyond 1945.

 

Most early WW2 tags were thicker than later tags and have only one hole.

 

 

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