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04-24-14, 07:46 PM
Thread: USMC Dog tags 1916-2002
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Ah ha.....so if someone thought they knew what...
Ah ha.....so if someone thought they knew what they were doing and weren't sufficiently trained in format, they could've made whatever they wanted....I see now ;)
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04-24-14, 05:42 PM
Thread: USMC Dog tags 1916-2002
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I'm wondering than, how many different types of...
I'm wondering than, how many different types of machines were used in making dog tags and were their formats changeable within one machine?!?
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04-24-14, 11:25 AM
Thread: USMC Dog tags 1916-2002
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Yes Rocky, it was about the dog tags, but my...
Yes Rocky, it was about the dog tags, but my question did relate to it...when did the Military Surplus stores come about. At first I'd have to say that the machines that did the dog tags were not...
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04-23-14, 06:15 PM
Thread: USMC Dog tags 1916-2002
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Okay, here's what I found: ...
Okay, here's what I found:
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title50/title50a/node546&edition=prelim
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_surplus
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04-23-14, 12:12 PM
Thread: USMC Dog tags 1916-2002
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Have you guys heard of this site: marines dot...
Have you guys heard of this site: marines dot **************** dot com ? I joined it a few days ago and I've been creating a "shadowbox" for my dad. It's pretty neat.
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04-23-14, 12:10 PM
Thread: USMC Dog tags 1916-2002
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I work in an Academic Library and had a bunch of...
I work in an Academic Library and had a bunch of students doing research...hopefully tonight I'll be able to sit for a spell to work on that question ;)
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04-22-14, 11:45 PM
Thread: USMC Dog tags 1916-2002
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I say it when I'm in NY ;) I'll be there this...
I say it when I'm in NY ;) I'll be there this summer. Yes, me and some others say y'all in Southern Cali :D
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04-22-14, 12:11 PM
Thread: USMC Dog tags 1916-2002
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Marines must be special, my mom married 3 of them...
Marines must be special, my mom married 3 of them ;) Although the first one was a boxer and he boxed more then his opponents, then 20+ years with my dad, and another 20+ years with the 3rd Marine :D...
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04-21-14, 04:39 PM
Thread: USMC Dog tags 1916-2002
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Ok Rocky, another question than.....when did...
Ok Rocky, another question than.....when did Army/Navy Surplus stores come about? We grew up in the country, had to go miles to a "town". Never recall a surplus store until I came to CA in '86....
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04-21-14, 01:29 PM
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m14ed....I wish I could ask my dad, but he's been...
m14ed....I wish I could ask my dad, but he's been gone since '89. So, would you by chance know "when" this format may have originated? I'm just wondering, when he went from Active to Reserve, that...
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04-20-14, 08:55 PM
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Thanks DanM for the link. I went through all 23...
Thanks DanM for the link. I went through all 23 pages and it didn't really answer my question on the format of my dad's I.D. tags. I found one "round" one with the name format as his:
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04-19-14, 12:56 PM
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Well, I did order his military records a few...
Well, I did order his military records a few weeks ago, still waiting on them. I do know he went to Baker's School. The rest I'll find out when I go through his files.
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04-18-14, 07:58 PM
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Let's see if this works. 27408
Let's see if this works. 27408
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04-17-14, 05:41 PM
Thread: USMC Dog tags 1916-2002
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I just was given one of the 2 dog tags that my...
I just was given one of the 2 dog tags that my dad wore in the Marines. He served during the Korean Conflict (your #E above time frame). I've already found out about the notch in the tag. Then I...
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