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WW1 US dog tag on a French 10 centimes coin

bellasilva

By bellasilva,
in IDENTITY ITEMS (DOG TAGS, BRACELETS, ETC)

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bellasilva

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Another recent purchase. No history on this Sergeant unfortunately but it's a neat piece, and probably theater made. This coin was produced between 1852 and 1865

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AustinO

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Are you sure that's US Phil? Serial number looks low for an NCO. Format looks right though. Hmm. Nice find regardless

 

Tag's serial number is correct for Battery E of the 12th Field Artillery (which is what appears to be on the tag).

 

Talk about a deal...!

 

It might be this guy, he's listed as being a Sgt in the 1920 census. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=87200435

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AustinO

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Cool! So yeah is this pre-WWI SN then? Why only 6 digits?

 

Serial numbers were not use prior to America's involvement in WWI. They started in 1918 with Serial Number 1 (issued to one Arthur B. Crane).

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Serial numbers were not use prior to America's involvement in WWI. They started in 1918 with Serial Number 1 (issued to one Arthur B. Crane).

Ah ok. Thanks for the info!

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Bellasilva,

Very nice and desireable tag!

I wonder if these were a field expedient method of creating dogtags for the first American troops that began arriving in France in 1917?

I have a set I picked up about 12 years ago. These were also made from a similar coin as yours was. The soldiers name is Luther Hahn, Company D, 16th Infantry. The set I show are in my 1st Division shadowbox and I backed them with red material to make them standout more in the display.

Kim

 

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bellasilva

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Thanks all for the input! Kim, that's a great looking tag you have. I actually looked at a tag on ebay yesterday to an Earl Hahn, I wonder if they were related. In either case, both tags look to have either been carried in a pocket for so long that the coin wore down, or intentionally worn down to accommodate the stamping. I just may have to look into ordering this man's file as well

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bellasilva

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Bringing up an old thread, I thought it may be of interest to some here that I did locate Sgt. Osborne on a WW1 transport list and he did indeed serve with Battery E of the 12th US Field Artillery, which was attached to the 2nd Division during the war and saw quite their share of action. Very cool that it is almost certainly a theater made piece

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bellasilva

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Thanks!! While looking at the 2nd Division's website I found their engagements, but I can't tell what the abbreviations are following Osborne's name. Any ideas?

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Thanks!! While looking at the 2nd Division's website I found their engagements, but I can't tell what the abbreviations are following Osborne's name. Any ideas?

Silver Star Citation. Croix de Guerre with star.

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