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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3043659, member: 10461&quot;]I&#039;ve never seen the first type.&nbsp; The fingerprint is pretty fascinating, and it seems it must be an ID feature from that particular serviceman.&nbsp; If so, how neat!&nbsp; I wonder how they transferred them to the metal.&nbsp; Acid etching?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/historyoftheusarmy.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/the-history-of-dog-tags-during-world-war-one/amp/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/historyoftheusarmy.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/the-history-of-dog-tags-during-world-war-one/amp/" rel="nofollow">Edit- aha!&nbsp; Yes, it seems my guess was right.</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The second is, as mentioned, a <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Army_of_the_Republic" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Army_of_the_Republic" rel="nofollow">GAR</a> medallion, and a pretty neat one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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