✅ SOLVED World War I dog tag?

[DownNDirty]

I found this aluminum disc yesterday and I'm pretty sure it's an early soldier's dog tag. The engraved inscription reads "H.S. Latimer/6316415." I know that it's pre-WWII; possibly a WWI tag? Thanks

 

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[lookingharder]

Very cool find. keep us posted if you find anything about Mr. H.S. Latimer/636316415

 

[bradyboy]

I'm inclined to say it may be a tool tag - IMO

 

[Peyton Manning]

how do you know it's pre ww1?

 

[hbru123]

I am almost 100% sure that it is WW1

 

[DownNDirty]

how do you know it's pre ww1?

I said pre-WWII (they used oval tags in WWII) & that my guess is WWI.

 

[Peyton Manning]

a quick google search says you are right

 

[TommyB]

SSN is from Texas

 

[DownNDirty]

I think it's a serial number; SSNs are 9 digits

 

[SkaBa]

SSN is from Texas

1st SSN was issued in November 1936.

 

[WaterScoop]

Try this tool

https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/640

I found an H.C Latimer from WWI using the tool.

Here is his service record

https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/59D601558037A2A23ADAB38245A8157C

It is also a great bookmark for other TREASURENET members looking to find info in Vets based in name

God Bless!

 

[trdking]

And a sweet one it is!

 

[DownNDirty]

Try this tool

https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/640

I found an H.C Latimer from WWI using the tool.

Here is his service record

https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/59D601558037A2A23ADAB38245A8157C

It is also a great bookmark for other TREASURENET members looking to find info in Vets based in name

God Bless!

View attachment 1542718

Thanks! That's a great resource

 

[DownNDirty]

SSN is from Texas

Sorry my mistake-in my original post I inadvertently added a couple of digits. I have corrected the post.

 

[Carson Coin Master]

That is a ww1 dog tag. They were very crudely made and had no uniformity to them. I use to have a couple in my collection.

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[DCMatt]

While your tag is a WWI type, it was issued between 1919 - 1940.

According to Wikipedia and other sources -

between 1919 and 1940 the numbers ranged from 6 000 000 to 7 099 999

After 1940, Latimer likely got a new 8 digit service number.

I think this is your guy:

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[TD="width: 165"]ARMY SERIAL NUMBER[/TD]
[TD]06827207[/TD]
[TD]06827207[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]NAME[/TD]
[TD]LATIMER#HERBERT#S#######[/TD]
[TD]LATIMER#HERBERT#S#######[/TD]
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[TD="width: 165"]RESIDENCE: STATE[/TD]
[TD]75[/TD]
[TD]MISSOURI[/TD]
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[TD="width: 165"]RESIDENCE: COUNTY[/TD]
[TD]143[/TD]
[TD]NEW MADRID[/TD]
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[TD="width: 165"]PLACE OF ENLISTMENT[/TD]
[TD]8888[/TD]
[TD]Undefined Code[/TD]
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[TD="width: 165"]DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY[/TD]
[TD]26[/TD]
[TD]26[/TD]
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[TD="width: 165"]DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH[/TD]
[TD]07[/TD]
[TD]07[/TD]
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[TD="width: 165"]DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR[/TD]
[TD]39[/TD]
[TD]39[/TD]
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[TD]####[/TD]
[TD]Undefined Code[/TD]
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[TD="width: 165"]GRADE: CODE[/TD]
[TD]#[/TD]
[TD]Undefined Code[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION[/TD]
[TD]###[/TD]
[TD]Undefined Code[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]BRANCH: CODE[/TD]
[TD]08[/TD]
[TD]Detached Enlisted Men's List[/TD]
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[TD="width: 165"]FIELD USE AS DESIRED[/TD]
[TD]#[/TD]
[TD]#[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]TERM OF ENLISTMENT[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]Undefined Code[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]LONGEVITY[/TD]
[TD]###[/TD]
[TD]###[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL[/TD]
[TD]#[/TD]
[TD]Undefined Code[/TD]
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[TD="width: 165"]NATIVITY[/TD]
[TD]75[/TD]
[TD]MISSOURI[/TD]
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[TD="width: 165"]YEAR OF BIRTH[/TD]
[TD]09[/TD]
[TD]09[/TD]
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[TD="width: 165"]RACE AND CITIZENSHIP[/TD]
[TD]#[/TD]
[TD]Undefined Code[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]EDUCATION[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]Post-graduate[/TD]
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[TD="width: 165"]CIVILIAN OCCUPATION[/TD]
[TD]889[/TD]
[TD]Undefined Code[/TD]
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[TD="width: 165"]MARITAL STATUS[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]Undefined Code[/TD]
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[TD="width: 165"]COMPONENT OF THE ARMY[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)[/TD]
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[DCMatt]

I'm guessing a little but I suspect your guy did basic training at Camp Jackson (later Fort Jackson) in Columbia. In 1940 I find him at the Smoky Hill Army Base in Kansas at the "Bakers & Cooks School".

Herbert Stanley Latimer died 11/23/2007 in Cape Girardeau, MO.

 

[DownNDirty]

Wow-Thanks Matt! The initials and last name definitely match up but the serial number you listed does not match the number on the tag. Also the tag was found at a home site in South Carolina.

 

[WaterScoop]

...Also the tag was found at a home site in South Carolina.

People move, inheritance is given out of state etc. location of find is only the final chapter but there were many chapters before.

 

[DCMatt]

Wow-Thanks Matt! The initials and last name definitely match up but the serial number you listed does not match the number on the tag. Also the tag was found at a home site in South Carolina.

After 1940, Latimer likely got a new 8 digit service number.

You didn't read my entire posting... Latimer enlisted in 1939. The army changed to an 8 digit serial number in 1940. He probably got a new number and new tags.

I didn't find any info based on the your tag serial number and didn't find anyone else in the NARA database with the initials 'H. S.' and the last name Latimer. Pretty sure that's your guy.