Charles68 Posted March 15, 2012 Share #1 Posted March 15, 2012 I am familiar with WW2 and newer identity discs, but I am not certain what era this one is from. I found it with some Mexican Border wars and Indian Wars gear and a little bit of WW1 stuff. Anybody have any insight to share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixbayonets! Posted March 15, 2012 Share #2 Posted March 15, 2012 I am not an expert on dog tags but I have a family members tags who served in the late 1930's. His tags look like this. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles68 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share #3 Posted March 15, 2012 Thanks Rob, Much appreciated. Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavdoc83 Posted March 16, 2012 Share #4 Posted March 16, 2012 Thanks Rob, Much appreciated.Charles It's marked like a WWI issue tag. I don't think that I've seen one with the holes placed like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Herd Posted March 16, 2012 Share #5 Posted March 16, 2012 The book Dog Tags A History of the American Military Identification Tag 1861 to 2002 by Paul F. Braddock, says this style was introduced by the Army in 1924. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles68 Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share #6 Posted March 17, 2012 It was significantly different than the Armored tags I had from WW1, but came in the same estate lot. I think this guy was a younger cousin of the 2 tank corps brothers, in that family. Sometimes these estate lots have stuff from several individuals. Thanks, Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavdoc83 Posted March 17, 2012 Share #7 Posted March 17, 2012 The book Dog Tags A History of the American Military Identification Tag 1861 to 2002 by Paul F. Braddock, says this style was introduced by the Army in 1924. Neat! Was this style used, then, until WW2? How big are these tags (diameter)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAFnav Posted March 17, 2012 Share #8 Posted March 17, 2012 The book Dog Tags A History of the American Military Identification Tag 1861 to 2002 by Paul F. Braddock, says this style was introduced by the Army in 1924. I recommend Braddock's book. It is comprehensive with great photos. I'm not an expert in "dog tags," but Braddock sure appears to be! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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