*** I always thought it was a number from the death camps because his age was about right ***
***He defaulted to having his SSN tattooed on his arm. ***
SS number or military service number? The military replaced the military number and started using the social security number back around 1968.
He told me it was his SSN. I was in no position to dispute it. Just because he was in the Navy he still has a SSN and regardless of when it occurred being young, dumb and drunk is more pertinent.