✅ SOLVED What was this Tag used for?

[Wannabe Treasure Hunter]

This Aluminum Tag was recovered in Petal, Mississippi on the afternoon of October 8th, 2018... Any Chance any of you know what it would have been used for?

 

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[A2coins]

Looks like a dog tag yepper

 

[nhbenz]

WWI era dog tag.

 

[Reanm8er]

Ben hit it, but I think in the early days of WW2 some still had this type. There were 2 in the set for body ID.

 

[vpnavy]

I searched Google and found...

WWI Military ID Tags Set of 2 on Vintage Lacing Stamped Aluminum Name Number USA Militaria



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[Wannabe Treasure Hunter]

Thanks to all who responded so promptly! Turns out this is a much better find than I thought...

 

[Reanm8er]

My Grandfather's WW1 tags had only a number on them. I don't know for sure, but he was injured pretty bad in boot camp. He resisted being sent home so they made him a cook and kept him in Virginia, at Camp Lee. Since he would never wind up in combat perhaps they didn't see the need to print name or country. He survived the influenza epidemic of 1918 by "eating raw onions and drinking grain alcohol".

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