Loading your reading…

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

History

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

Name: 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
Author: Williams, Dion

Williams, Dion

Armies -- Insignia; Military uniforms; Navies -- Insignia; United States. Army -- Insignia; United States. Navy -- Insignia

------------------------+------------------------+-----------------
        SEAMAN BRANCH       |   ARTIFICER BRANCH     |  SPECIAL BRANCH
    ------------------------+------------------------+-----------------
    Chief Master-at-Arms    | Chief Machinist’s Mate.| Chief Yeoman.
    Chief Boatswain’s Mate. | Chief Electrician.     | Hospital Steward.
    Chief Gunner’s Mate.    | Chief Carpenter’s Mate.| Bandmaster.
    Chief Turret Captain.   | Chief Water Tender.    | Chief Commissary
                            |                        |    Steward.
    Chief Quartermaster.    |                        |
    ------------------------+------------------------+-----------------


PETTY OFFICERS, FIRST CLASS

    --------------------+----------------------+--------------------
      SEAMAN BRANCH     |   ARTIFICER BRANCH   |  SPECIAL BRANCH
    --------------------+----------------------+--------------------
    Master-at-Arms,     | Machinist’s Mate,    | First Musician.
      first class.      |   first class.       |
    Boatswain’s Mate,   | Electrician,         | Yeoman,
      first class.      |   first class.       |   first class.
    Turret Captain,     | Boilermaker.         | Commissary Steward.
      first class.      |                      |
    Gunner’s Mate,      | Coppersmith.         | Ship’s Cook,
      first class.      |                      |   first class.
    Gun Captain,        | Blacksmith.          | Baker,
      first class.      |                      |   first class.
    Quartermaster,      | Plumber and Fitter.  |
      first class.      | Sailmaker’s Mate.    |
                        | Carpenter’s Mate,    |
                        |   first class.       |
                        | Water Tender.        |
                        | Ship Fitter,         |
                        |   first class.       |
                        | Painter,             |
                        |   first class.       |
    --------------------+----------------------+--------------------


PETTY OFFICERS, SECOND CLASS

    -------------------+--------------------+-----------------
      SEAMAN BRANCH    |  ARTIFICER BRANCH  |  SPECIAL BRANCH
    -------------------+--------------------+-----------------
    Masters-at-Arms,   | Machinist’s Mates, | Yeoman,
      second class.    |   second class.    |   second class.
    Boatswain’s Mates, | Electricians,      | Ship’s Cooks,
      second class.    |   second class.    |   second class.
    Gunner’s Mates,    | Carpenter’s Mates, |
      second class.    |   second class.    |
    Gun Captains,      | Printers.          |
      second class.    | Oilers.            |
    Quartermasters,    | Ship Fitters,      |
      second class.    |   second class.    |
                       | Painters,          |
                       |   second class.    |
    -------------------+--------------------+-----------------


PETTY OFFICERS, THIRD CLASS

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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

No reviews yet