
World War II era style dog tags (4th type March 1944 to April 1946). 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.
The sequence of the name changed on March 31, 1944 from 'First Name, Last Name' to 'Last Name, First Name'. Dog Tag silencers were introduced around the end of World War II in 1944 (but rarely seen) to help prevent the metal tags clinking together.
What is the WWII Army Dog Tags 1944-46 format?
WWII Army Dog Tags 1944-46 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.
- [Surname] [First Name] [Middle Initial]
- [Serial No.] [T]10[tt year 1]11 [tt year 2]14 [Blood Type]17
- (Blank)
- (Blank)
- [Religion Code]18
Sequence in name of wearer changes (last name first) on 31 March 1944. Name and address of next of kin were removed 20 July 1943. Army Serial Number is 8 digits long. There is no Rhesus factor (+/-) on the blood type since this technology did not exist back then. If blood type is AB (which needs more space), prefix 'T' is dropped and only numbers are kept on Tetanus Toxoid Inoculation dates. Religion codes: P (Protestant), C (Catholic), H (Hebrew), or blank for none.
WWII Army Dog Tags 1944-46 Template Creator
Start by entering your info into our WWII Army Dog Tags 1944-46 generator form to quickly create your own personalized set. Overwrite the light grey text with your own information and then click the Make button to see an image preview where you can then make optional changes to your design or choose difference chains and silencers. Watch this YouTube video on the process for a demo. Alternatively you can design your tags free-form (without the template) or use our pen-and-paper manual mail/fax order form.
You may also be interested in our other historical WWII era dog tag reproductions from 1940-41, 1941-43, and 1943-44.
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More Info About WWII Army Dog Tags 1944-46
During World War II the US military issued dog tags to members of the Army, Navy, Marines, Army Air Force, National Guard, Womenโs Army Corps, Coast Guard, & Merchant Marines.
Dog tags contained information about the soldier and were used as a form of identification. The information on the dog tags varied considerably depending on the branch of service and the year.
To assist with making your own set of dog tags accurate to the time period we have created templates that automatically format the required information to the correct layout. Alternatively, you can email us a photo of your tags and we can re-create them for you.
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Are you a veteran who lost his dogtags years ago? We can make you a new set that look almost identical to your originals depending on when you served. We also offer a Veteran discount!
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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 witin 1 week (in North America). If you need any assistance creating or ordering your WWII Army Dog Tags 1944-46 please contact us directly, we are here to help!
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