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Re: I found what I believe is an old "dog tag" .. I am wondering if

We just had one of these about a month ago. I think that one was Korean War era.

Elisha Pruitt Jr. has O pos blood type.
 

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T-50 means 1950 was when he had his last tetanus shot. The P stands for Protestant, not positive. Also, if it was Navy, there would be a USN on the same line as the P.
 

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CATFISHJK1 said:
I would guess that this dogtag is from 1968 or newer since the service number is over 54 million. I enlisted in Nov 1967 and mine was over 53.6 million. Also, the US before the service number means that he was drafted. If he had enlisted, it would be RA instead of US. Also, it's not Army. Must be Navy or Air Force. I have no idea what the T-50 means, but the other is O Positive as already stated. One last thing. This Pruitt name sounds familiar for some reason. Have we already seen this tag before?

I was drafted early '68 and my no. was also 536-------. But in late 68 the Army changed from service numbers to "social security numbers" and issued new dog tags. Tony
 

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daroofa said:
T-50 means 1950 was when he had his last tetanus shot. The P stands for Protestant, not positive. Also, if it was Navy, there would be a USN on the same line as the P.
I agree.
 

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WoW .. Thank you very much! I will follow up on this for sure .. Thanks again!


This all worked out great! Here is a flurry of correspondence I had with Markeisha Washington, Elisha Pruitt, Jr's granddaughter. Thank you very much Bramblefind!
 

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:hello2: Ask her if she could send you back a picture of her receiving it. We would love to see it. :hello2:

Do you have a story of where and how you found it?
 

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Great job Creskol! :icon_thumleft:

Happy I was able to help.
 

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THE FINAL REUNION

I just wanted to let you know that his granddaughter received the tag and was very grateful for it. Here is the photo she sent me of her holding it. (I guess she took it of herself in the mirror).

Thanks again for all of your help!
 

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THE FINAL REUNION

Thanks for sharing a great ending. :hello2:
 

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another happy ending, bravo.
 

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I like this a lot! My uncle never came back from Korea. If this gentleman was in that war, he was very fortunate.

My Pop's WWII AAF dogtag has his Service #; they were 8 digits back then. My '70 number was my SSAN.

Great job!
 

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Congratulations on your efforts to return the 'Dog Tag' Rob! :occasion14:
Elisha Pruitt Jr.'s granddaughter looked very happy to have it back!

Job well done, :thumbsup:
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