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
Color Sergeant A chevron of three stripes
worn point down with
crossed flags and a crown
above it.
Sergeant A chevron of three stripes
worn points down.
Corporal A chevron of two stripes worn
points down.
Lance Corporal A chevron of one stripe worn
point down.
Infantry Pioneer Two axes crossed.
Roughrider of Cavalry A spur worn rowel up.
Scout Corporal A three-pointed lance head
with a cross below it.
Squadron Scout, Cavalry A three-pointed lance head.
Bugler A horn bugle with cords.
Bugler of Rifle Regiments Two such bugles.
Sergeant Trumpeter Two straight trumpets crossed
with a three-pointed lance
head vertical in the center.
Drummer A snare drum.
Machine Gunner The letters “M. G.” surrounded
by a wreath.
Horseshoer A horseshoe worn toe up.
Saddler A horse’s bridle curb bit.
Wheelwright and Carpenter A wagon wheel.
Flight Sergeant of Royal
Flying Corps Chevrons as for other sergeants
with a four-bladed propeller
and a crown above it.
Sergeant of Royal Flying
Corps The same without the crown.
Flying Corps Badge The words “Royal Flying Corps”
on a blue ground.
Qualified Pilot, Flying Two horizontally spread wings
Corps with a crown above and the
initials “R. F. C.” in the
center.
Engineer Noncommissioned
Officers The same chevrons as other
noncommissioned officers
with a bursting bomb above.
Royal Army Medical Corps
enlisted men A scarlet Geneva cross in a
yellow circle.
Excellence in target practice with rifles and guns is indicated by
special badges worn on the sleeves between the elbow and the shoulder
as follows:
Best rifle shot in Regiment Two rifles crossed surrounded
by a wreath with a crown
above it.
Best shooting squadron or
company in a Regiment The same without the wreath.
Best shot in squadron,
company or band Two rifles crossed with a star above.
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