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
_Chief Petty Officers._
Seaman Branch Two narrow gold stripes on each
sleeve above the cuff, and on the
cap a gold anchor and a narrow
gold stripe around the band.
Commissary Branch The same except that the sleeve
stripes are silver.
Musicians Two twisted gold stripes on the
cuff and a gold lyre on each side
of the collar.
_Petty Officers, First Class._
Seaman Branch One gold stripe on each sleeve
above the cuff, and a gold anchor
on the cap.
Commissary Branch The same except that the sleeve
stripe is silver.
Buglers and Drummers One gold stripe on each sleeve,
worn diagonally.
Musicians One twisted gold stripe on each
sleeve and a gold anchor on each
side of the collar.
_Petty Officers, Second Class._
Seaman Branch Two stripes of red cloth on each
sleeve between the elbow and the
cuff.
Yeoman Branch One broken gold stripe on each
sleeve between the elbow and the
shoulder.
Musicians Two stripes of red cloth on each
sleeve between the elbow and the
cuff.
Stewards Two stripes of orange colored cloth
on each sleeve between the elbow
and the cuff.
Buglers and Drummers One diagonal gold stripe on each
sleeve.
All petty officers of the second class and also seamen wear two anchors
crossed on the upper part of the right sleeve.
There are also a number of specialty marks for such special ratings as
cook, tailor, shoemaker and armorer.
The distinctive mark of band musicians is a gold lyre worn on each side
of the collar, and that of the hospital corps is the red Geneva cross.
UNIFORMS OF THE ITALIAN ARMY
In the Italian Army the peace time dress uniforms consist, as a rule,
of a dark blue braided coat, light gray trousers with stripes of
distinctive corps color down the outer seams, and black leather boots
for officers and leggings for enlisted men. The head dress varies with
the corps and arm of the service, the infantry wearing a dark blue cap
trimmed with colored braid, the cavalry a metal trimmed helmet or a fur
busby, the field artillery a black shako with bright brass ornaments,
and the Bersaglieri a black felt hat with a plume of feathers falling
over the left shoulder.
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