Identification discs worn by Joseph W. Tucker

Identification discs worn by Joseph W. Tucker

The use of two imprinted metal identification discs was first introduced in large quantities during World War I as a means to identify dead and incapacitated soldiers on the battlefield. Prior to the use of metal tags, soldiers wrote their names and hometowns on...
Identification bracelet worn by Henry Jetton Tudury

Identification bracelet worn by Henry Jetton Tudury

Henry Jetton Tudury (1885-1952), of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, enlisted in the United States Army on April 24, 1917, just 18 days after the American declaration of war against Imperial Germany. After training, Private Tudury sailed to Europe on May 7, 1918, for...