What is the oldest Dog Tag you have ever seen? With a home address? What do you think the "A''represents?

2016-08-25T21:29:07-04:00

This is the brother of the DSC awardee. N Africa on! "Stan's" hair turned white during his service! I can't fix the photo, the FULL SIZE copy is posted further down, sorry!

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Aug 25 at 2016 9:29 PM

2016-08-25T21:29:46-04:00

Thanks for sharing CSM Charles Hayden. To be honest the oldest dog tags I have seen in person are my own. Thanks for showing us a dog tag from a DSC awardee from North Africa in WWII.
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 Private RallyPoint Member CW5 Charlie Poulton SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt Private RallyPoint Member TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Forrest Stewart SGT Robert Hawks SPC Private RallyPoint Member SrA Christopher Wright

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Aug 25 at 2016 9:31 PM

2016-08-25T21:31:26-04:00

That is the strangest thing I've ever seen. I've seen older dog tags, but never one with a home address. I would love to know the rationale behind that practice.

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Aug 25 at 2016 9:38 PM

2016-08-25T21:38:08-04:00

I messed up, here is the complete photo.

Response by SFC William Farrell made Aug 25 at 2016 9:40 PM

2016-08-25T21:40:21-04:00

H ave not seen that before CSM Charles Hayden

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 25 at 2016 10:54 PM

2016-08-25T22:54:37-04:00

Apparently I've got the last era of the new ones, the new new ones have the DOD ID # on them instead of a SS#

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Aug 25 at 2016 11:33 PM

2016-08-25T23:33:31-04:00

Blood type?

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Aug 26 at 2016 12:06 AM

2016-08-26T00:06:06-04:00

CSM Charles Hayden, these are my father's (Jack Curlee) dog tags from his time in the Navy during WWII. Here's a legend for the info indented on the metal blank: First name, Middle name, Last name, Serial number (deleted), Date of last tetanus shot, Branch of service, Blood type. The dog tag used is the Navy P1940 model. Although my father was an officer (LTJG), the information included is the type for enlisted personnel, as he started as a seaman apprentice in the V-12 program. Also, there is no religious preference shown which is of note as it was standard to do so.
My father died on 10SEP15, at the ripe old age of 93, so I'm now the custodian of his effects from his time in the service.

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 26 at 2016 12:57 AM

2016-08-26T00:57:02-04:00

CSM Charles Hayden My father was an Air Force pilot who was killed when his plane crashed on a training mission. His dog tags have a home address.