Idaho?

[MonDak]

I found this tag a couple of days ago in Montana. It appears to be a name and ss#. By the number I'm
guessing that the number is from Idaho. Why would anyone put their name and SS# on a tag?
tks for looking, Ken

 

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[Jim in Idaho]

Probably from an earlier age when people were honest, and your ID was respected, not stolen. My have been on a dog collar.
Jim

 

[Loco-Digger]

back in the 70's you could get bracelets with your SSN on them and in the military your SSN is your serial number. This may have been mounted on a wooden footlocker?

 

[Jim in Idaho]

back in the 70's you could get bracelets with your SSN on them and in the military your SSN is your serial number. This may have been mounted on a wooden footlocker?

Yup...could be off a footlocker, or piece of duffel. I'd forgotten the ID# was same as SS. I have one of my dog tags on my keychain, but the number on it isn't my SS#. But I clearly remember my serial # was my SS#. They must have used a separate ID# on the dogtags.
Jim

 

[cudamark]

Probably from an earlier age when people were honest, and your ID was respected, not stolen.
Jim

Yup, my dad had his SS# tattooed on his arm.