Tags Galore

[Reforger]

Well, I am rearranging a few things including dog tags. Most of these were attached to a board (with string) but they've been coming off. So it's time for a new display. Anyway, when you actually hold all of them in your hands and put them in a pile, you notice how many there are. Tags galore!

 

[CNY Militaria]

Very nice lot there! Are they all researched?

[Reforger]

I did basic research on all of them and a little more on a few like muster rolls on the Navy/USMC tags. So I guess there could be some with very interesting background if you did more detailed research. I‘ll post some individual pics of a few tags soon.

[CNY Militaria]

Sounds good, I look forward to hearing more. Thanks. 

[Reforger]

Ok, here we go. 

 

Early WWII silver Coast Guard dog tag. Unfortunately no information on his service.

 

Early WWII USMC dog tag with thumbprint on back. If I remember right, this Marine was in an artillery unit and saw some action in WWII. Free access to Ancestry's muster rolls just ended, so I can't check the unit anymore. Should have written it down when I checked. This has to be the most worn down dog tag I've seen so far. Definitely has "character".

 

Dog tag to a D-Day veteran. This sailor served on LST-230, which landed at Uncle Red, Utah Beach for the Normandy invasion.

 

Early WWII Navy dog tag with thumbprint on back to a ChCarp.

 

NOK dog tags to New Yorkers.

 

Father and son tags.

 

African American soldiers' tags. Not seen that often.

 

Jewish soldiers' tags.

 

Korean War era dog tags from various service forms. AO - Air Force Officer, AF - Air Force enlisted, US - Draftee, RA - Regular Army

 

And one more, a  forward observer wounded in 1951 by a sniper in the Battle of the Iron Triangle, Korea. (I posted this one before)

[gatormeat]

where did you get the H. BOLAND M43 USN thick grey monel

and the M. BASFORD M1941 thick white monel w/ acid print?