tylis2 Posted August 9, 2009 Share #1 Posted August 9, 2009 Nothing much, a single 1949 enlistee tag; but on the bottom right where you usually find a C for Catholic, an H for Hebrew or a P for Protestant, this one has a " Y " .... What does " Y " stand for?? Thanks, Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABrangerjoe Posted August 9, 2009 Share #2 Posted August 9, 2009 Not sure but I once saw a dog tag that had jedi knight as a religion. It was a real one being used by an airman in my father's squadron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtwamp Posted August 9, 2009 Share #3 Posted August 9, 2009 My wife says it's probably "Y" for yankee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehrentitle Posted August 9, 2009 Share #4 Posted August 9, 2009 I checked Paul Braddock's book, Dog Tags and it indicates that the 1952 version of AR 606-5 specified the following religious preferences: P, C, H, X & Y. As identified above C for Catholic, an H for Hebrew anda P for Protestant but he don't indicate what X & Y stand for. Perhaps Buddhist and Muslim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Jerry Posted August 9, 2009 Share #5 Posted August 9, 2009 maybe when the corporal asked "religion ?" The recruit said "why?" :w00t: But seriously folks, that's an odd one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylis2 Posted August 9, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted August 9, 2009 I like that...Yankee might not be far off since it came from Connecticut....and they just beat Boston 3 straight! :thumbsup: Does Yedi start with a Y ? :think: : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkdriver Posted August 9, 2009 Share #7 Posted August 9, 2009 Yiddish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bone Posted August 10, 2009 Share #8 Posted August 10, 2009 Yiddish? Nope, thats the J, it is only pronounced like a Y YMCA ? Was that a denomination ? T-Bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted August 10, 2009 Share #9 Posted August 10, 2009 Is it in here?: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...hl=Dog,and,tags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted August 10, 2009 Share #10 Posted August 10, 2009 Could it be Presbyterian? :think: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehrentitle Posted August 10, 2009 Share #11 Posted August 10, 2009 Could it be Presbyterian? :think: Unlikely, Presbyterian would have been classified as P for Protestant. Again my hunch is Y stands for either Buddhist or Muslim. Since using B could have been mistaken for Baptist and M for Methodist. According to this article X stood for No Religion: http://www.uiowa.edu/~c019225/military2.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathfinder505 Posted August 10, 2009 Share #12 Posted August 10, 2009 I think it was "Yo Momma" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylis2 Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share #13 Posted August 10, 2009 Bluehawk: It's not there I already checked the Forum. Ehrentitle: Thanks for the info..given the time period, it sure seems to be something like what you've said. T-Bone: YMCA is not a denomination. It was the only item I found tag saling yesterday; never really looked at it until today, and then came up with the Y foor religion. Now it's kept me busy seaching sites all afternnon to figure out what it is. Thanks for the help guys. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted August 10, 2009 Share #14 Posted August 10, 2009 Unlikely, Presbyterian would have been classified as P for Protestant. Again my hunch is Y stands for either Buddhist or Muslim. Since using B could have been mistaken for Baptist and M for Methodist. According to this article X stood for No Religion: http://www.uiowa.edu/~c019225/military2.html I never thought of that. Live and learn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylis2 Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share #15 Posted August 10, 2009 Kevin: Interesting article. But it says Muslim dogtags were marked with the " X "; X " is no religion....I like your hunch.. but why are you limiting " Y " to Buddhist / Muslim? If " X " is " no Religion ", wouldn't " Y " just mean "Other" ? Stve T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted August 10, 2009 Share #16 Posted August 10, 2009 My wife says it's probably "Y" for yankee. LOL, is she a Southern girl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhbooker2 Posted August 10, 2009 Share #17 Posted August 10, 2009 "Y" Chromsome? :w00t: Nothing much, a single 1949 enlistee tag; but on the bottom right where you usually find a C for Catholic, an H for Hebrew or a P for Protestant, this one has a " Y " .... What does " Y " stand for?? Thanks, Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wailuna Posted August 10, 2009 Share #18 Posted August 10, 2009 ...Nothing much, a single 1949 enlistee tag; but on the bottom right where you usually find a C for Catholic, an H for Hebrew or a P for Protestant, this one has a " Y " .... What does " Y " stand for?? ID tag religious preference codes used in 1949 were "C, P, J, X, or Y" (source: Army & Air Force Special Regulations 600-210-5, Identification Tags, March 1949). The preferences indicated by codes "C,P, and J" are obvious. My WAG is that "X" and "Y" were something like "none" (as in atheist) and "any" or "other." My copy of the SR is out of reach at the moment; I will report exact definitions asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted August 10, 2009 Share #19 Posted August 10, 2009 My WAG is that "X" and "Y" were something like "none" (as in atheist) and "any" or "other." I think you are on target: in later years if you told the military you were an atheist they put "no religious preference" on your dog tags, so perhaps that's what the "Y" stood for, and the "X" meant you practiced something other than the C, H & P religions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRick Posted August 10, 2009 Share #20 Posted August 10, 2009 My dog tags say "DRUID REFORMED". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted August 10, 2009 Share #21 Posted August 10, 2009 Do you pray at bushes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted August 11, 2009 Share #22 Posted August 11, 2009 I think you are on target: in later years if you told the military you were an atheist they put "no religious preference" on your dog tags, so perhaps that's what the "Y" stood for, and the "X" meant you practiced something other than the C, H & P religions. Which was abbreviated as "NO PREF" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrei Posted August 11, 2009 Share #23 Posted August 11, 2009 What is the code letter for Orthodox ? O ? What about the other followers of Eastern Christian Faith Churches : Chaldeans, Copts, Armenians, Uniats, Maronites, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted August 11, 2009 Share #24 Posted August 11, 2009 According to my 1950 Non Com's Guide (4th ed), page 212, states..... "C = Roman Catholic; H = Hebrew**; P = Protestant; X for any other group not included in these; Y for a preference which the soldier prefers not to designate, or when he makes no statement." **makes no sense as Hebrew is the language, Judaism (or Jewish) is the religion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylis2 Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share #25 Posted August 11, 2009 Treadhed2, thanks for what I will consider the final word on this! Steve T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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