U.S. Military Dog Tags with Notch WWII-Korea-Early Vietnam

- Two notched stainless steel tags, two chains (one long 27", one short 4")
- Made to order by us in Minnesota, 100% Made in America
- Typically ship in 3-4 business days
- Notched tags were standard issue for all branches until December, 1964
- Authentic WWII, Korea, Early Vietnam Era replacement dog tags
- Hole for chain on right side, notch in upper left as reading



U.S. ARMY and U.S. AIR FORCE Dog Tag Format

1954-1964 Inter War Period
1 LASTNAME
2 FIRSTNAME M.
3 Service #
4 Blood Type
5 Religion (P,C,H)

1950-1953 Korea
1 LASTNAME, FIRST M
2 Service #
3 Tetanus Date (T55) Blood Type
4
5 Religion (P,C,H)

1939-1950 WWII and Occupation
1 LASTNAME, FIRST M
2 Serial #, Tetanus dates (T41), Blood type
3
4
5 RELIGION (P,C,H)

Notes: From 1941 to 1943, the name and address of the next-of-kin was on lines 3-5 with religion abbreviation at end. Air Force became it's own branch in 1947. Religion was abbreviated until 1964 (P=Protestant, C=Catholic, H=Hebrew). Blood type had no positive/negative designation until the 1950s and varied in being recorded or known.



NAVY and USMC Dog Tag Format

1950 - 1964, Korea to Early Vietnam
1 LASTNAME, FIRST, M
2 Service# Blood Type
3
4
5 USN/USMC Religion (P,C,H)


1939-1949 WWII and Occupation
1 FIRSTNAME
2 LASTNAME
3 Service# 123-45-67
4 USN/USNR/USMC
5 Tetanus-date-and-Religion (T-8-43-P)

Notes: Service numbers were typically 8 digits. USMC had the blood type on line 4 during WWII (USMC-O). Blood type had no positive/negative designation until the 1950s and varied in being recorded or known.





MilitaryVetsPX.com Military Dog Tags are the same genuine, tooth notched, stainless steel dog tags used by the United States Military during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Tags will come the same way they were issued to you in the military; you get two embossed metal tags, one long chain and one short chain.

Dog Tags also make excellent Medical Tags, Medical Alert Tags, Diabetic ID Tags, Luggage ID Tags, Pet Tags, Cat ID Tags and Dog ID Tags. Many pet owners prefer the use dog tags as a pet tag because of the amount of information contained on each tag.

Personalized dog tag inscriptions can be up to 5 lines with 16 characters per line. A typical dog tag will include:

Last Name
First Name, Middle Initial
Service Number or Social Security Number
Blood Type and Religious Preference
Military Branch