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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 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

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
    --------------------+----------------------+----------------------
    Masters-at-Arms,    | Electricians,        | Yeoman,
      third class.      |   third class.       |   third class.
    Coxswains           | Carpenter’s Mates,   | Hospital Apprentices,
    Gunner’s Mates,     |   third class.       |   first class.
      third class.      | Painters,            |
    Quartermasters,     |   third class.       |
      third class.      |                      |
    --------------------+----------------------+----------------------


SEAMEN, FIRST CLASS

    --------------------+----------------------+-----------------
      SEAMAN BRANCH     |   ARTIFICER BRANCH   |  SPECIAL BRANCH
    --------------------+----------------------+-----------------
    Seaman Gunners.     | Firemen, first class.| Musicians,
    Seamen.             |                      |   first class.
                        |                      | Ship’s Cooks,
                        |                      |   third class.
                        |                      | Bakers,
                        |                      |   second class.
    --------------------+----------------------+-----------------


SEAMEN, SECOND CLASS

    --------------------+----------------------+----------------------
      SEAMAN BRANCH     |   ARTIFICER BRANCH   |  SPECIAL BRANCH
    --------------------+----------------------+----------------------
    Ordinary Seamen.    | Firemen,             | Musicians,
                        |   second class.      |   second class.
                        | Shipwrights.         | Buglers.
                        |                      | Hospital Apprentices.
                        |                      | Ship’s Cooks,
                        |                      |   fourth class.
    --------------------+----------------------+----------------------


SEAMEN, THIRD CLASS

    --------------------+----------------------+-----------------
      SEAMAN BRANCH     |   ARTIFICER BRANCH   |  SPECIAL BRANCH
    --------------------+----------------------+-----------------
    Apprentice Seamen.  | Coal Passers.        | Landsmen.
                        | Landsmen.            |
    --------------------+----------------------+-----------------


MESSMAN BRANCH

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