[Cagey]

What an interesting thread!

I still have my Dad's dogtags, and of course my own. My father was a WWII veteran and his tags were notched as the photo in your piece shows. The notch was there to make it easier for the tag to be placed between the teeth of a deceased serviceman for later identification.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you for joining us here at the USO Canteen for Dog Tag Day. It is pretty interesting, isn't it?

[SpookBrat]

"The notch was there to make it easier for the tag to be placed between the teeth of a deceased serviceman for later identification."

Thanks for sharing that. How interesting.

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