Nkomo Posted October 10, 2008 #226 Posted October 10, 2008 NOW that is an interesting story! Great detective work on your part. I always like when someone can put a real story with an artifact. Great job!!! Arch
Wailuna Posted October 10, 2008 #228 Posted October 10, 2008 I remember when you posted these tags back in May (link here). Good work getting the IDPF and the rest of Pvt. Perry's story.
General Apathy Posted October 10, 2008 #229 Posted October 10, 2008 Hi Ski, a moving story, just twenty ???? consider all the things that you have done since twenty, I certainly have been. War is Tragic. Thanks for posting and taking the time and trouble to acquire all this info, good luck with any future research. Cheers ( Lewis )
teufelhunde.ret Posted October 10, 2008 #230 Posted October 10, 2008 A moving story of a true American patriot.
oss.capt Posted October 12, 2008 #232 Posted October 12, 2008 Wow very impressive story! You did some great research work. I like such identified items a lot, especially with a story like that!
Skyligter Posted November 20, 2008 #233 Posted November 20, 2008 WAC enlisted dogtag (if I'm correct).
Wailuna Posted November 21, 2008 #234 Posted November 21, 2008 ...WAC enlisted dogtag (if I'm correct)... Not a WAC tag. The name "Maurice" aside, WWII WAC enlisted serial numbers had the "A" prefix followed by a unique number set of just six digits. The prefix "AO" did not exist in WWII but the USAF did start using it for Air Force officers in 1949. This tag might have been for a USAF officer (issued in 1949) who was originally commissioned via Army OCS during WWII. The WWII Army officer prefix was "O" and OCS officers were assigned unique number sets of seven digits. If this hypothetical USAF officer did come over from the Army, he would have retained his Army serial number, updated with the "AO" prefix.
fiveodeuce Posted December 21, 2008 #235 Posted December 21, 2008 Here are some dog tags out of my collection. First a set of early Monel dog tags. I don't know anything about this soldier really except that he was in the Pacific.
fiveodeuce Posted December 21, 2008 #237 Posted December 21, 2008 third a really nice early monel set of dog tags that belonged to a paratrooper in the 505th PIR 82nd Airborne. This trooper made all 4 jumps with the 505th during WWII. James
earlymb Posted January 13, 2009 #238 Posted January 13, 2009 Hi all, what information was stamped on Vietnam-era dogtags? In what configuration/lay-out? Did they use the black rubber silencers? What lenght were both the long and short ball chains? I want to have a set made for me for re-enactment but I want it to have the correct lay-out and information. Thanks! Greetz David
Bluehawk Posted January 13, 2009 #239 Posted January 13, 2009 Type depends totally on the year(s) and branch during VN, and to some extent how long the GI had been in service prior to onset of the war or his/her enlistment/commission... so, here's a good link to all kinds of dope on that... http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...t=0&start=0
earlymb Posted January 14, 2009 #240 Posted January 14, 2009 Thanks Bluehawk! It would be for a 1st Cav trooper around 1968. Any more info is still welcome. Greetz David
earlymb Posted January 15, 2009 #241 Posted January 15, 2009 I found some good information here: http://www.mooremilitaria.com/dog_tags.htm It may come in handy for any future requests. Greetz David
Abn Inf Posted January 15, 2009 #242 Posted January 15, 2009 Hi all, what information was stamped on Vietnam-era dogtags? In what configuration/lay-out? Did they use the black rubber silencers? What lenght were both the long and short ball chains? I want to have a set made for me for re-enactment but I want it to have the correct lay-out and information. Thanks! Greetz David I still have a set of dog tags from the 66/67 period. The 1968 Tags would be the same. 1st Line, Last Name 2nd Line, First Name and Middle Initial 3rd Line, SSAN 4th Line, Blood Type ( example O Pos, O Neg) 5th Line, Religious Preference I use to just tape my dog tags. I don't know what the exact length of dog tag chains were, I would say about 22/24 inches on the long chain, and 4 to 5 inches on the short chain.
earlymb Posted January 15, 2009 #243 Posted January 15, 2009 I still have a set of dog tags from the 66/67 period. The 1968 Tags would be the same. 1st Line, Last Name 2nd Line, First Name and Middle Initial 3rd Line, SSAN 4th Line, Blood Type ( example O Pos, O Neg) 5th Line, Religious Preference I use to just tape my dog tags. I don't know what the exact length of dog tag chains were, I would say about 22/24 inches on the long chain, and 4 to 5 inches on the short chain. Thanks! I presume they aren't notched? Greetz David
Bluehawk Posted January 15, 2009 #244 Posted January 15, 2009 Thanks! I presume they aren't notched? Greetz David I saw somewhere that some were and some weren't notched, and that this had to do with which branch to some extent, and when they ran out of notched blanks - more than anything else. And, no - the notch had nothing to do with being put between the teeth and jamming the jaws together. It was used as a locator in the machine when imprinting the letters. My 1963 issue tags followed the sequence Abn Inf showed... in the Air Force enlisted guys of that era also had the letters "AF" preceding their eight digit numerals. Use of the 9 digit, or Social Security Number, hadn't happened yet - in 1963.
Lee Ragan Posted January 15, 2009 #245 Posted January 15, 2009 ... in the Air Force enlisted guys of that era also had the letters "AF" preceding their eight digit numerals. Use of the 9 digit, or Social Security Number, hadn't happened yet - in 1963. I think it was 1969 that we all had to get new dog tags with the SSN instead of the of AF serial numbers. I still have one of each.
Abn Inf Posted January 15, 2009 #246 Posted January 15, 2009 Thanks! I presume they aren't notched? Greetz David The Tags I had were not notched.
Laury Allison Posted January 15, 2009 #247 Posted January 15, 2009 Funny that this should come up. I used to make dog tags for members of my unit before I went on my last deployment. Just this week I had a dog tag machine delivered to my house. My brother, who is working in Seoul, Korea, as a contractor bought this monster on Ebay. I haven't had a chance to uncrate it yet or find some blanks, but once I do, I should be able to crank out some dog tags for you guys!!! Laury
Bluehawk Posted January 15, 2009 #248 Posted January 15, 2009 I think it was 1969 that we all had to get new dog tags with the SSN instead of the of AF serial numbers. I still have one of each. Thanks Lee... and, I don't think mine had a notch. I had given them to my mother after service, so when she passed on my beloved sister made sure they went to the village landfill.
Salvage Sailor Posted January 16, 2009 #249 Posted January 16, 2009 I had two (2) sets, one dull metal, the other shiny. Both sets had no notch. I also just used green fabric tape or black electrical tape to hold them together (and keep my p-38 from puncturing my chest) Never saw any silencers until the late 70's. My 'shiny' set was boot camp issue, the other set was made on the USS MIDWAY in Yokosuka, Japan on a large dogtag keypunch machine. Here's the layout for my USN 'shiny' dogtags 1st Line, Last Name, First Name and Middle Initial 2nd Line BLANK 3rd Line, SSAN, USN, Blood Type 4th Line, BLANK 5th Line, Religious Preference And the 'dull' set - Each tag is different, so much for consistancy First dull tag: 1st Line, Last Name, First Name 2nd Line SSAN 3rd Line, Religious Preference 4th Line, Blood Type 5th Line, BLANK Second dull tag: 1st Line, Last Name, First Name, middle initial 2nd Line SSAN 3rd Line, Religious Preference, Blood Type 4th Line, BLANK 5th Line, BLANK I remember the operator having a debate with his Chief as to how to layout the tags, and they were looking at their own while punching my set out.......both of their's were different so I got one of each.....typical gundeck way of doing things in the fleet. Here's a pic of my 'shiny set' of dogtags on this thread
tredhed2 Posted January 16, 2009 #250 Posted January 16, 2009 RE: length of chain - in RVN, sometimes one tag was worn around the necks and the other on a very short chain or thong on a boot.
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