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
_Constructors and District Superintendents_ wear the same stripes
as officers of the Line of corresponding ranks with the addition
of stripes of distinctive color between the gold stripes; these
distinctive stripes being of light brown velvet for Constructors and of
light green cloth for District Superintendents.
The shoulder knots are made of gold wire cord and consist of a twisted
strap terminating in an oval pad. The Corps insignia of the Coast Guard
consisting of a silver foul anchor one and five-eighths inches long
surcharged with a gold shield and the insignia of rank are embroidered
upon the gold lace in the center of the pad.
The full dress cap for commissioned officers is made of dark blue
cloth, bell-crowned, with a sloping visor of leather covered with dark
blue cloth, the visors for Captain Commandant, Senior Captain and
Captains being decorated with a design of oak leaves and those for
the Engineer in Chief and Captains of Engineers being decorated with
a one-half inch gold band around the edge. The Coast Guard insignia
are embroidered on the fronts of the caps and consist of a gold spread
eagle with a silver shield upon his breast, the talons of the eagle
resting upon a silver foul anchor. Across the front of the cap just
above the visor is a chin strap of one-half inch gold braid secured by
a small gilt button at each end of the visor. The full dress cap for
the Captain Commandant only has a narrow welt of gold braid around the
upper edge of the crown.
The full dress belt for the Captain Commandant, Senior Captains,
Captains and Staff officers of corresponding rank is covered with gold
lace braid and that for Lieutenants and Staff officers of corresponding
rank is covered with gold lace braid having four narrow stripes of dark
blue silk woven through it.
_The Dress Uniform._—Is the same as the full dress except that plain
trousers of dark blue or white are worn.
[Illustration: U. S. Coast Guard. Officers’ shoulder marks indicating
rank
Worn on the white service uniform coat and the overcoat. The shields
above the stripes indicate Line officers. Gold stripes without the
shields indicate Engineer officers. Light brown stripes between the
gold stripes. Constructors. Light green stripes between the gold
stripes, District Superintendent.
1. Captain Commandant 2. Senior Captain 3. Captain
4. First Lieutenant 5. Second Lieutenant 6. Third Lieutenant
7. Engineer Officers 8. Staff Officers 9. Staff Officers]
[Illustration: U. S. Coast Guard. Warrant officers’ collar insignia
1. Master’s Mate 2. Keeper 3. Boatswain 4. Gunner 5. Carpenter
6. Machinist]
_The Service Dress Uniform_ consists of the blue or white service coat,
plain blue or white trousers and the blue or white service cap, black
shoes being worn with the blue uniform and white shoes with the white
uniform. When the sword is worn with this uniform it is suspended from
a belt of black leather worn under the coat.
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