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Early 80s, USA, two tags, one on long chain, 2nd on a drop chain. Story was so that one bullet would not pierce both.
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‘Taking Chance’ & US Military Dog Tags
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Not true.
Short chain tag was to be placed on the body, either via shoestring attachment or placing the tag vertical between the eye teeth & then kicking the jaw closed, trapping the tag in the mouth.
The long chain tag went with the plt sgt or LT, back to base camp.
USMC 1976-1982. Two tags, listing DOB, blood type, name & religion. SSN as well.
I still have mine these years later.
Army, 66-72 2 tags, 1954-5, 4th grade (Russia was going to nuke us) we were issued 'dog tags', My girl friend wore mine, and I hers.
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Army Active duty 9/17/64 to 9/14/67. 9/17/67 fell on Friday so I had 3 day early-out. Two dog tags. I still have them.
"Early 80s, USA, two tags, one on long chain, 2nd on a drop chain. Story was so that one bullet would not pierce both." This is absolute BS. Exactly what bobsguns said!
That is what my Dad told me too, can't recall how old I was. Mom and Dad both WWII Vets. Probably my Jr. ROTC Sgt. too. He was a Field Commissioned Major, WWII. They all told me there were two dog tags issued. Don't know why that would ever change. The only difference I know is since then the branch-assigned Service Number has been replaced by your SSN.
I always wore them because regulations required it, and for good reason! I don't understand posts below that say they didn't!
"Early 80s, USA, two tags, one on long chain, 2nd on a drop chain. Story was so that one bullet would not pierce both." This is absolute BS. Exactly what bobsguns said!
That is what my Dad told me too, can't recall how old I was. Mom and Dad both WWII Vets. Probably my Jr. ROTC Sgt. too. He was a Field Commissioned Major, WWII. They all told me there were two dog tags issued. Don't know why that would ever change. The only difference I know is since then the branch-assigned Service Number has been replaced by your SSN.
I always wore them because regulations required it, and for good reason! I don't understand posts below that say they didn't!
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69-72 USMC 2 tags long chain. Still have one on my truck key ring
sigp220.45
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I was issued one set of two tags in the “long chain, short chain” set up. I think I wore them for a week and then never again for the next eight years. No one ever asked or checked me for them, and I never checked any of my troops because well, it was the Air Force. I have no idea whatever happened to them.
Regular Army, Feb 1964-Jan 1967. 2 tags; one long and one short chains.
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The Marine Corps issued two in 1969. In Viet Nam I wore one around my neck and one laced to my right boot.
LoboGunLeather
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US Army 1968-72. Two dog tags, tandem ball-chain hanging right over the sternum. Staff Sergeant Gilcrest emphasized many of his instructional messages with knuckle jabs, just to keep the young trainees attention focused on the lesson. I still have small scars there.
My dog tags gave my blood type as B-***. After leaving the service I learned that my correct blood type is O-***. I suspect that mine weren't the only mistakes made at armed forces entry physicals, herding hundreds of us through every day.
My dog tags gave my blood type as B-***. After leaving the service I learned that my correct blood type is O-***. I suspect that mine weren't the only mistakes made at armed forces entry physicals, herding hundreds of us through every day.
Not true. No medic would ever do that and no instructions ever issued. The short chain tag was sent to Mortuary Affairs and the other left on the body.
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I put together a display for my wife of her father's WWII insignia, patches, medals, and dog tags. We had a few things he kept and added medals he earned. Was with McArthur's forces when he returned to the Philippines at Red Beach, Leyte. Notched dog tags, one on short chain. Lots more information than what I had on my tags. Notches were needed to secure them in place on the old stamping machines, nothing more. New generation of machines did not require the notch any more.
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Issued two US# dog tags 1957-59, never wore them, Company Clerk
I've heard this story multiple times I haven't seen any confirmation and I've never seen it practiced. Of course everybody I saw that died in the military was due to an accident. One heart attack and no combat related deaths.
Army 1988-2003. My first unit the unit required us to wear them at all times. I'm pretty sure I wore them while I was in uniform at Fort Lewis and Fort Sam. I don't think I wore them at all at Fort Carson. I wore them when I went to drill in the National Guard. My wife still has the last set that I wore
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I wore my two around my neck all the time, since boot camp,
but I did tape them together on active duty, to keep the noise down.
They came off at "TI" when I got my "HD" papers and I headed to "SF"
for my first civilian celebration.
Navy life was not all that bad.
I lucked out with great skippers, XO's and 1st class honcho's while on ship and in the CB's.
but I did tape them together on active duty, to keep the noise down.
They came off at "TI" when I got my "HD" papers and I headed to "SF"
for my first civilian celebration.
Navy life was not all that bad.
I lucked out with great skippers, XO's and 1st class honcho's while on ship and in the CB's.
Got 2 in 69 and we were required to wear them in VN. I still have both and until a couple of weeks ago, I was wearing one daily. I thought I had lost the one I wear and I was worried because my SSN was on it.
I found the tag and replaced it with one from Amazon that has my phone number instead of SSN.
I found the tag and replaced it with one from Amazon that has my phone number instead of SSN.
Hair Trigger
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I don't imagine you'd need to after that.
USAF 1987-1995, I was issued two tags on the "long chain/short chain". I was a Flight Nurse, we had to tape the tags together and shorten the long chain (taped it not cut it) so it wouldn't come out from inside our flight suit and snag on something. We couldn't wear rings either. The short chain was supposed to be used as a toe tag for the deceased and the tag on the long chain went to Personnel for records, at least that's what we were told.
US Army 66-69. I was issued two tags, one beaded chain. Wore them day and night.
US Army 1973-76. Was issued two dog tags, wore them 24/7/365. It wasn’t a problem getting more if you wanted them. I don’t know what ever happened to them. One fellow soldier told me they got extras to lace into their jungle boots when he was in Vietnam.
After my Dad died my stepmother gave me my Dad’s dog tags and I gave one to each of my two daughters (they both served in the Army).
After my Dad died my stepmother gave me my Dad’s dog tags and I gave one to each of my two daughters (they both served in the Army).
USAF 59, two tags. Still have them.
USAF 1951 - 1958 Two metal tags on chain (still have them).
Father's WWI Two round metal tags on cord (I have them)
Father's WWI Two round metal tags on cord (I have them)
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