Army and Navy Uniforms and Insignia: How to Know Rank, Corps and Service in the Military and Naval Forces of the United States and Foreign CountriesWilliams, Dion
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Army and Navy Uniforms and Insignia: How to Know Rank, Corps and Service in the Military and Naval Forces of the United States and Foreign Countries
Williams, Dion
Armies -- Insignia; Military uniforms; Navies -- Insignia; United States. Army -- Insignia; United States. Navy -- Insignia
The Major General Commandant also wears with this uniform a sash of
buff silk with bullion tassels diagonally across the body from the
right shoulder to the waist at the left side, the tassels hanging below
the belt.
Brigadier Generals wear with this uniform a sash belt with a bow at the
left side, of two and a half inch gold lace with a three-eighths inch
scarlet stripe through the center, from which the sword is suspended by
gold lace trimmed slings.
When mounted, officers wear full dress breeches and black boots with
this uniform.
The full dress cap for the Major General Commandant has a band of
blue-black velvet decorated with gold embroidered oak leaves, and a
wreath of oak leaves around the Marine Corps device.
The full dress cap for Brigadier Generals is the same as for the Major
General Commandant, except that the wreath of oak leaves around the
corps device is omitted.
The full dress cap for all other commissioned officers has a band of
gold lace braid with a three-eighths inch scarlet stripe through the
center, the visor being covered with dark blue cloth decorated with
sprays of oak leaves for field officers (Colonels, Lieutenant colonels
and Majors) and with plain black patent leather for company officers
(Captains, First Lieutenants and Second Lieutenants).
_Full dress uniform._—The same coat as worn with special full dress,
full dress trousers, gold shoulder knots, full dress cap, white
gloves, and black shoes. The same sash and belt for the Major General
Commandant, the same sash for Brigadier Generals and the same belt for
other commissioned officers as those worn with the special full dress
uniform.
The full dress trousers for the Major General Commandant and Brigadier
Generals are of dark blue cloth with a stripe of black mohair braid
one and one-half inches wide down the outer leg seams; for all Line
officers below the rank of Brigadier General they are of sky-blue cloth
with a stripe of scarlet cloth one and one-half inches wide down each
outer leg seam; and for Staff officers below the rank of Brigadier
General they are of dark blue cloth with a stripe of scarlet cloth one
and one-half inches wide down each outer leg seam.
[Illustration: _Photo by Harris & Ewing, Washington, D. C._
U. S. Marine Corps. Officer, special full dress uniform
_Rank_: Lieutenant Colonel of the Staff]
[Illustration: _Photo by Harris & Ewing, Washington, D. C._
U. S. Marine Corps. Officer, full dress uniform
_Rank_: Major of the Line]
The chapeau may be worn with this uniform by the Major General
Commandant and officers of the Staff.
When mounted officers wear full dress breeches and black boots with
this uniform, the breeches being of the same color and with the same
stripes as the full dress trousers.
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