ww2 or post ww2 dog tag

[shifty5580]

Hello,

I need your help to know the date of these dog tag. It belong to an officer but with this type of marking (tetanos in the third line), I believe it's post ww2?

Thanks for your help

[USdog]

It’s WWII I’d say. Looks like the tetanus and blood type wouldn’t fit on 2nd line so they put it on third. I have a similar set.

[shifty5580]

Thanks for your help us dog

 

Bertrand

[douglas]

I looked up a Jack H Swell and found only one person that possibly fits

with your tag.

 

Jack Hughes Sewell

Born 27 May 1915

Died 19 April 1993

 

Enlisted US Army in 1941

His enlisted serial number was: 17017296

Place of enlistment was Fort Snelling, Minnesota

Year of birth, 1915

 

He is buried at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

They have him listed:

birth, 05-27-1915, death, 04-19-1993,

section c-7, site 8547, US Army Captain, WWII, Korea

 

Looks like he enlisted in 1941 and received his first tetanus shot.

At some point he became an officer and was issued a new

serial number, an officer's number beginning with an O.

 

Might not be him, but it was the only person I could find that matched up

on all the searches.

 

Douglas

 

 

 

[shifty5580]

Thanks for your research Douglas, I'm sure it's him too