WWI dog tag

[Kathy Kelley]

I have my grandfathers dog tag. It has a serial number on the back that reads 1,361,662. The first number is stamped lower than the rest. It is a round tag. What do these numbers mean please? Isn't there a site that you can go where you can put in this number and it will show you his name and more info?
Thanks
Kathy

 

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[CRUSADER]

There might be a few but most cost money, I hope that those that have accounts will help

 

[osage express]

It is his ID number or like you said serial number i don't think the number being lower means anything just how it was done.Osage

 

[Kathy Kelley]

Do you think it represents that he was the 1,361,662 soldier enlisted? That doesn't make sense to me.

 

[cti4sw]

Does it look like this one?

 

[Kathy Kelley]

Yes, on one side is that long number I listed and on the other side only his name, not the rank like yours does. I know mine is wwi and yours prob is too. It would be neat if you could return it to the family. I think you can email the national archives to help with that

 

[Kathy Kelley]

My grandfather was born IN 1888 so his has to be early in the war

 

[cti4sw]

It's not mine, as you can see from the thread, but I figured you could use that thread for help figuring out the information on it...

 

[taz42o]

Kathy, type " Us Army ww1 serial number reference guide" into your search bar the first site will be a pdf file download/ save it .

This is a link to get military service records, any thing pre 1950 is public access.

Start Your Military Service Record (DD Form 214) Request

It looks Like your serial number would be camp wheeler Ga. 31st Div. ?

 

[cw0909]

some links
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/326549-world-war-1-dog-tag.html#post3077110