Korea 1950-53 Dog Tags 🇰🇷

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Korean War era style dogtags (most common type 1950 to 1953). Rolled edge down, with debossed text and notch. Made of stainless steel (not monel).

The notch was originally used for positioning the tag in the debossing machine.

What is the Korea 1950-53 Dog Tags format?

Korea 1950-53 Dog Tags have 5 lines of debossed (indented) text on a 2" x 1.125" matte steel notched dog tag, rolled edge down & hole on right with the following format :
Superscript numbers (i.e. ¹⁷) denote character column.

1. [Surname], [First Name] [Middle Initial]
2. [Service Prefix][Service Number]
3. [T-][tt year 1] [Blood Type]¹⁷
4. [Religion Code]¹⁷
5. (Blank)

The Army began using the Service Number Prefixes: RA (Regular Army, volunteer enlisted), US (an enlisted draftee), NG (National Guard), ER (Enlisted Reserve), O (Officer) followed by an eight digit service number. There is no Rhesus factor on the blood type ( + or - ) as this technology did not exist at the time. For religious preference, the tags were marked C (Catholic), P (Protestant), H (Hebrew) or left blank for no preference. In 1952 introduction of the letter 'X' to designate other religious affiliations not covered under Protestant/Catholic/Jewish faith groups, and the letter 'Y' for those who did not have a religious preference. The letter 'J' replaced 'H' for Jewish US servicemen.

Korea 1950-53 Dog Tags Template Creator

Enter your info into our Korea 1950-53 Dog Tags generator form below to quickly create your own personalized set. Overwrite the light grey text with your own information and then click the Preview button to see what your tags will look like! You can then make optional changes to your design or choose difference chains and silencers. Watch this YouTube video for a demo. You can also design your tags free-form (no template) or use our pen-and-paper mail/fax order form, or just send us an email with a photo of the Dog Tags to replicate.

Surname:
First Name/Middle Initial:
Service Prefix & Number:	RA - Regular Army, Enlisted Volunteer (1947) WA - RA WAC (Women's Army Corps) (1949) AD - Aviation Cadet (1949) AF - Enlisted Airman (1949) AA - Enlisted WAF (Woman in Air Force) (1949) AO - Air Force Officer (1949) ER - Enlisted Reservist (1949) NG - National Guard (1949) US - Enlisted Draftee (1949) WR - War Reservist (1949) O - Officer (1949) OF - Officer (1964) BR - Enlisted Reservist AR 140-11 (1950) RO - RA Reserve Officer Commission (1950) RM - Reserve Warrant Officer Commission (1950) WL - RA WAC Reserve Officer Commission (1950) WM - RA WAC Reserve Warrant Officer Commission (1950) FR - Enlisted Reservist Special Status (1950) PS - Filipino Scout (1950) RP - Retiree Called for Active Duty(1950) UR - Enlisted with RO or RM (1950)
Tetanus Toxoid Shot Year:	49 50 51 52 53 54 55
Blood Type:	AABBO
Religion:	No Preference Other Religion Catholic Protestant Jewish Hebrew

On the next page you can make further changes to each line on the tag.

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More Info About Korea 1950-53 Dog Tags

Korean War era style dogtags (most common type 1950 to 1953). Rolled edge down, with debossed text and notch. Made of stainless steel (not monel).

The notch was originally used for positioning the tag in the debossing machine.

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About Dog Tags from MyDogtag.com

At MyDogtag.com, we provide premium quality mil-spec Dog Tags that will last a lifetime. They are completely customizable so you can easily create your dog tag for a particular use or occasion; A Dogtag is like a blank canvas, whatever you want to put on it, we can make it, we can even laser engrave your custom logo or image!

Choose your Dog Tag style & font, write your custom message, choose your chains, colored silencers, & gift box and then see a preview of what your finished dog tag set will look like before we actually make it!

All orders are shipped within 1 business day and are usually delivered within 1 week (in North America). If you need any assistance creating or ordering your Korea 1950-53 Dog Tags please contact us directly, we are here to help!

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