Wwi U. S. Army Machine Gun Company Trench Art Dog Tag France 1918

ARMY MACHINE GUN COMPANY TRENCH ART DOG TAG FRANCE 1918. ARMY MACHINE GUN COMPANY M.

TRENCH ART DOG TAG IN FRANCE 1918. The Army began assigning serial numbers in February 1918, starting from 1, and 57267 falls within the range issued to enlisted men, which began with 57, 58, and 59 for specific, non-geographical assignments. 57267: A 57,000-range number places the soldier's processing date very early in the new system, likely in February or March 1918. By the end of the war, these numbers were used on identification tags (dog tags) and in official records. TRENCH ART DOG TAG MADE FROM A 2 FRANC FRENCH SILVER COIN (83.5% SILVER), SHOWING THE COINS REEDED EDGE.

THE 2 FRANC FRENCH SILVER COIN WAS MINTED IN PARIS FROM 1898'TIL ABOUT WARS END. HOLES AT 9:00 AND 3:00 WERE FOR USE WITH A BRACELET CHAIN THAT IS NOT INCLUDED.

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER + NAME. C OF E (RELIGION>CHURCH OF ENGLAND). USE FROM DURING THE WAR AND ITS 107+ YEARS. THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION.

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