US Army Mortuary Affairs, Located at Ft. Lee, Va
Formerly known as Graves Registration. Read through the History of Identification Tags,
visit their website or stop by the US Quartermaster Museum.
The Civil War provided the first recorded incident of American soldiers...http://www.qmfound.com/short_history_of_identification_tags.htm
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US Air Force
The Air Force shares a great deal of history with the US Army, and under the same
guidelines as the Army the ID Tag. It was in 1947 that the US Air Force was
established under the Department of the Air Force.
Air Force History Overview
http://www.af.mil/history/overview.asp
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A very thorough reference book for the Dog Tag. Full of info on timelines, imprinted information, and regulations.
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