Army Dog Tags 'Nam 1954-67

• Veterans order replacement sets of Dog Tags because they have lost their originals, they have been 'borrowed' by family members, or they want to give sets to their family as a memento.
• Family members and friends who want to create a little bit of history to celebrate and remember their loved ones.
• Veterans who never received Dog Tags (i.e. reservists).
• Historical re-enactors who are looking for period authentic uniforms.

The notch on the Dog Tag was there to align it on a handheld transcription machine called the Model 70 Addressograph which was used by field medics to quickly transfer the soldier’s information onto paper medical forms or burial records. This is also the reason why Dog Tags in this era were debossed so that they became in effect the printing press to record information on paperwork using an ink ribbon. Notched Dog Tags were standard issue until December 1964 until the Department of Defense officially switched to Dog Tags without notches in early 1965. However, military bases with older notched-style tags in inventory still issued them for a while from 1965 up until 1966. Some soldiers colloquially refered to it as a "tooth notch".

At My Dog Tag we do not sell the actual antique monel Dog Tags that were originally issued to soldiers. Rather ours are a modern replica made of stainless steel with the notch that you customize either using one of our templates or by creating your own layout using our Dog Tag generator.

• Our templates will help you make a set of tags that are true to the regulation formats of the period you choose, although there may be minor variations depending on how precise the person who made your originals was.
• Modern Dog Tags are thinner than those issued during Vietnam and because of the pressure of debossing there will be some curvature to your Dog Tags which is normal. The amount of text and its placement on the tag will influence how much curving occurs.

Enter your info into the form below to easily create replica Army Dog Tags 1954-1967 (Vietnam War Era). You can often find this information on DD 214 discharge papers. Watch this YouTube video for a demo. You can also design your tags without a template, or use our pen-and-paper mail/fax order form, or just send us an email with a photo of the original Dog Tags.

Overwrite the light grey text with your particulars and then click the Preview button. You can then make optional changes to your design (i.e. hole/notch location) or choose difference chains and silencers.

Our replica Army Dog Tags 1954-1967 (Vietnam War Era) have Debossed (indented) text on a 2" x 1⅛" dull stainless steel notched Dog Tag, rolled edge down, hole on right with the suggested regulation format:

1. [Last Name]
2. [First Name] [Middle Initial]
3. [Service Prefix][Service Number]
4. [Blood Type]
5. [Religion]

AR 606-5 released in Feb, 1956 specified that religion codes (i.e. C, P, H) were replaced with the soldier's religion fully spelled out (i.e. Catholic, Protestant, Jewish). Notched Dog Tags were standard issue until December 1964. The Department of Defense officially switched to Dog Tags without notches in early 1965. However, military bases with older notched-style tags in inventory still issued them for a while from 1965 up until 1966. The blood type Rh factor was not officially added until 1969 although it may have been optionally included (particularly in the USCG and USAF).