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Fred Pillot
10-30-2019, 04:30
Anybody seen this type of dog tags before?
pcox
11-05-2019, 07:20
Never seen one like it, but there's lots of things I haven't seen. I Doubt they're military.
PWC
11-05-2019, 08:42
If not mil. Then why T42-43 with blood type O?
m1ashooter
11-05-2019, 09:41
Seems legit.

https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/37436-nok-next-of-kin-army-dog-tags
http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/160190-next-of-kin-dog-tags/
Tom in N.J.
11-13-2019, 06:01
My ex still has her 'dog tags' issued by the NYC school system to students...Contains her (at the time) home address.
paul v
11-13-2019, 04:55
My grandfather's next of kin tag was made of brass
46725
BlitzKrieg
12-06-2019, 05:43
Seems legit.

https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/37436-nok-next-of-kin-army-dog-tags
http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/160190-next-of-kin-dog-tags/

This above captures the facts. Early volunteer or draftee...he may have had his home address on his tags like photo shows. My father's tags do not have this and he came into service in 1942.

This is not to say some GI did not have dog tags punched by the operator of the machine for some sentimental reasons. I know enroute to Viet Nam, I went thru pre deployment processing and got new dog tags and I infact got the machine operator to make a special tag which I have to this very day. The tag reads: If You Find My Body F*** You. Hey, I was 21 and life expectancy wasn't really good for Infantrymen where I was going.
Ltdave
12-14-2019, 09:25
pre-1942...

had the date of tetanus shot AND next of kin on them...

these are legit
PaFrank
05-29-2020, 11:10
I have my Dad's dog tags issued to him at Ft Hood in late 1942. Besides his name religion, and blood type, it has the next of kin (my grandmother) name and address on it.
RCS
06-14-2020, 03:07
photos show a WW1 US Army dog tag 4783347834

from a relative
RCS
07-03-2020, 04:05
The dog tag that I posted belonged to Fred C. Sergent (1896-1974)

service promotions; promoted to Sgt 7-1-18

promoted to battalion Sgt Major 9-26-19 2nd Inf

Left the army in 1928 at reduced rank47885
Ltdave
07-04-2020, 02:56
The dog tag that I posted belonged to Fred C. Sergent (1896-1974)

service promotions; promoted to Sgt 7-1-18

promoted to battalion Sgt Major 9-26-19 2nd Inf

Left the army in 1928 at reduced rank47885

Korean Era SSgt stripes