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
Chasseur regiments wear green facings or trimming and have the number
of the regiment on the buttons.
Dragoon regiments have distinguishing colors worn on the collars for
each two regiments, one regiment of each color wearing silver buttons
and the other gilt buttons.
Hussar and Uhlan regiments of cavalry have distinctive colors for each
two regiments as in the case of dragoon regiments but these colors are
also worn on the caps and the number of the regiment also appears on
the cap.
Artillery regiments have red facings and the buttons bear a gun and a
shell.
In the Austrian Reserves the infantry have green facings and trimmings
on their uniforms and the number of the regiment on the buttons and
shoulder straps, and the cavalry regiments have the regimental number
on the buttons only.
In the Hungarian Reserves the infantry regiments wear the regimental
number in dark gray cloth on the sides of the cap and the cavalry
regiments wear their number in yellow cloth on the cap.
The rank of noncommissioned officers is indicated by white stars of
celluloid worn on the distinctive color patches of the collar, as
follows:—
Sergeant Major Three white stars.
Sergeant Two white stars.
Corporal One white star.
With service uniform officers wear tan leather belts with suspender
straps across one or both shoulders and the enlisted men wear belts and
cartridge boxes of tan leather. General and Staff officers wear the
sword slung from a belt beneath the coat and a sash of gold and black
silk.
The overcoat for officers is a double-breasted ulster with gilt or
silver buttons the same as worn on the service coat and collar patches
and pipings of the distinctive corps or regimental color; or a long
circular cape cloak with a turn-over collar upon which the color
patches are worn.
The overcoat of the enlisted man is a double-breasted long ulster with
standing-falling collar, buttons of silver or gilt to match those worn
on the service coat and color patches on the collar.
Enlisted men wear the trousers tucked into the tops of the shoes or in
the case of the Alpine troops into the tops of heavy woolen socks of
khaki color.
A distinctive feature of the Alpine troops is a small plume of eagle’s
feathers worn on the left side of the cap.
Various insignia to indicate special duties or assignments are worn by
enlisted men upon the left sleeve, some of them being:—
Telegraphist A wreath surrounding a device representing
three bolts of lightning crossed
with a crown above them.
Medical Corps A circle surrounding a Geneva cross in red.
Gun pointer Two cannon crossed surmounted by a
crown surrounded by a wreath.
Pioneer A medallion bearing a pick and two
spades crossed.
Wagon driver A wreath surrounding two horses’ heads.
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