The sequence of the name changed on March 31, 1944 from ‘First Name, Last Name’ to ‘Last Name, First Name’. Army Serial Number is 8 digits long. There is no Rhesus factor (+/-) on the blood type . 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.
World War II NOTCHED ARMY DOG TAGS WWII 1943-44: Type 4 March 1944 – April 1946
| Line 1: First, Middle Initial, Last Name | PUBLIC, JOHN Q |
| Line 2: Army Serial Number, Blood Type | 37337566 T42 43 O |
| Line 5: Religion | P |
2 x Military grade debossed notched Dog Tags.
1 x Long 30″ Stainless Steel Military Dog Tag necklace
1 x Short 4.5″ Stainless Steel Ballchain
The notch on early WWII dog tags wasn’t decorative — it aligned the tag in Addressograph Model 70.
As enlistments grew, serial numbers were introduced to identify men with common names.
Perfect for collectors, reenactors, or history enthusiasts looking for authentic early-mid war reproduction tags.
John –
Excellent quality tags with great attention to detail. Fast service and you can’t beat the shipping.
Blaine –
Excellent dog tags. I am very happy to have purchased from here.
Nick –
Took 2 weeks on the dot to order/receive my dog tags. I LOVE THEM! Worth every penny!
Tom Hamilton –
fast turnaround. neat item. thank you for quick delivery.
Lucas –
Great product! High quality and fast shipping! I’ll buy more
Ron Schrack –
Made Vets Grand daughter very happy, being a Vet myself I have the most admiration for the attention to detail taken to achieve perfection, Thank You for great product.
Ron Schrack –
Made Vets Grand daughter very happy,as a Vet I am very pleased with the perfection in making tags identical to originals, Thank You,. Regards, Ron
Sherry –
Great customer service and attention to detail. After reviewing my order they discovered that I ordered the wrong type of tags for the years my dad served in WWII. Explained to me what type I should’ve ordered and created the perfect keepsake that I will treasure always. Thank you for your outstanding work. God Bless.
Ramona Farley –
Excellent quality. Fast shipping. Would recommend to anyone.
Dan –
Did exactly what I wanted with excellent quality
Scott Galletto –
Great job on tags, looks like the originals.
Todd –
Done to perfection and exactly what I was looking for. Excellent price and fast shipping too! My grandpa is a WWII vet and my uncle has his original dog tags. I was ecstatic when I found this website so I could get a duplicate copy for my shadow box that I’m making with other memorabilia he gave me from his WWII deployment. Thank you Lance and wwiidogtags.com!!! Once I finish my shadow box, I’ll be back for more to make for my siblings.
B –
Excellent quality. Very happy with how they turned out
Richard –
Excellent quality and great service as always! Never disappointed.
Jon –
Excellent Quality.
Fast Shipping.
Perfect gift for film crews, big and small.
Great for morale.
Jackie –
Excellent product, great to deal with, super fast shipping. I would recommend him to anybody. You will not be disappointed.
Christopher –
The other reviews speak for themselves.
Great reproduction.
Although I’m a living hisotrian, I bought these for my mother who never saw her dad’s WWII dog tags. They fit the bill and moved emotions. Thanks WWII Dog Tags!
George –
Website was easy to use and the fact that we were able to order tags with the proper info from the time frame. They shipped in a timely manner and tracking was a breeze.
Norm –
Very good product for price.
Frank Feczko Jr –
Perfectly accurate reproduction. Happily replaced a vintage tag.
Which I’ll stow for safe
keeping.I’ll wear the new one to memorialize my Dad!
Norm –
Faithful replica of the original tags. The font and spacing appears to be identical. I just hope that these new tags will tarnish is a similar way as the original.
Jon Breen –
Great price, arrived very quickly, finally have copies of my grandfather’s ww2 dog tags they look exactly like original tags
Brandon –
Excellent product, fast turnaround. Very happy to have ordered here. Thank you!
Pat –
They look just like the originals and I am very happy with them. Thanks
Bill Howard –
It was easy to order and they look great
Brian –
Great reproduction tags, Put them in memory shadow boxs for the Grandkids
Alison Hardy –
Great quality tags and they arrived very quickly! A wonderful way for my 16 year old son to honor his great-grandfathers service in WWII. Thank you!