Army Dog Tags

As the 20th century saw its fair share of war and fighting military dog tags became the standard.

Army dog tags.

A dog tag is the informal name for the identification tags worn by military personnel because of their resemblance to actual dog tags. Army universe customized military dog tags personalized metal tags matte set with 2 chains and 2 silencers choose any color 4 3 out of 5 stars 610 9 99 9. Dog tag is an informal but common term for a specific type of identification tag worn by military personnel. Military dog tags when dog tags were first introduced in 1906 military officials needed a way to help identify soldiers who had fallen in combat.

The tag is primarily used for the identification of dead and wounded along with providing essential basic medical information for the treatment of the latter such as blood type and history of inoculations. These custom dog tag sets are produced in the united states at our factory in mount vernon ny. Here at army surplus world we offer custom dog tags. Families who wish to have dog tags replaced for a loved one are required to have them printed anew by commercial companies that offer such services.

Soldiers at that time would often write basic information about themselves on a piece of paper and pin it to their uniform in. Because dog tags are issued to military members for identification purposes only there is no provision for getting replacement dog tags from the army navy air force marine corps or coast guard. You can customize your message with up to 15 characters per line and we ll make it on the same kind of machine that the u s. Our custom embossed text military dog tags are the classic style dog tags with five lines of text stamped into a rolled edge stainless steel tag.

Last name first name initial. Today id dog tags continue to be part of a soldier s uniform. Our tags chains and silencers are all u s. The tags primary use is for the identification of casualties.

In addition to the standard set of silver stainless steel tags and stainless steel neck chains we offer tags in various colors made from anodized aluminum with coordinated chain colors and silencers. Our replica army dog tags have embossed raised text on a 2 x 1 dull stainless steel dog tag rolled edge up hole on left with the suggested regulation format. Made and the customization is done in house. If last name is too long on line 1 dod id number or ss number if issued before dec 2015.

Designed for optimal use in the field these stainless steel tags are rimmed with black silencers to reduce noise.