WWII VETS - were you ever re-issued dog-tags?

[Walt's Daughter]

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Bearing in mind I am speaking off the top of my head (meaning I have not done

any actual research!) I have never run across any examples of replacement dog

tags being issued. In my previous job working with POW history, I did run

across instances where men captured in the battle of the bulge still had the

old style tags with name and address of next of kin, despite the official

changes, but more importantly to some of them, the notation of their

religion. It was supposed to be optional to have your religion put on your

dog tags, but it was routinely done either without consulting the soldier or

ignoring their preference if asked.

 

Might the Quartermaster folks be a possibility to ask about the history of

dog tags?

 

-Eric

 

Eric Reinert

Curator

Office of History

HQUSACE