Round Military Dog Tags

On the body dog tags have traditionally been worn around the neck and or laced into the combat boot.

Round military dog tags. For authentic military dog tags look no further. Dog tag is an informal but common term for a specific type of identification tag worn by military personnel. This page shows our different dog tag offerings sizes and dimensions. The first german military identification tag the erkennungsmarke was issued in 1939.

By the end of the war all tags were made from stainless steel. Secretary of defense room 3e880 the pentagon. In world war ii members of the u s. The only difference in the tags of yesteryear is they came with a notch in the end of them which is the source of one of the most popular dog tag rumors around.

When an individual serves in the armed forces she is issued a set of dog tags. Dog tags are worn in combat zones during military operations etc. I ve always heard about the notch in the world war ii era tags being used to place the tag in a fallen soldiers mouth said dennis yackus director of education and collections. But may not be required in peacetime or in non combat related military duty.

We manufacture standard monster large and mini small dog tags. Navy and marine corps wore dog tags of a different shape than the army and air force. They were suspended from the neck by a rope a beaded chain or a stainless steel wire with a plastic cover. As such they have information about the personnel written on them and convey essential basic medical information such as their blood type and history of inoculations.

Military dog tags are especially important during a war because they are used to identify dead soldiers or those who are wounded and unable to communicate. The tags primary use is for the identification of casualties. Dog tags on the modern battlefield. They were oval shaped had either one p1917 or two p1940 holes and were engraved or etched rather than debossed or stamped.

Authentic military grade dog tags as well as a variety of specialty dog tags keychain dog tags medic alert full color customizable dog tags plastic dog tags. Designed for optimal use in the field these stainless steel tags are rimmed with black silencers to reduce noise. The thin metal tags are worn on a loose chain around her neck at all times when military work is being performed. Found military items should not be retained by the finder who is seeking for whatever reason to make personal contact with the gi who lost the item or a member of the gi s family or seeking to trade the dogtags for us citizenship.