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
Williams, Dion
Armies -- Insignia; Military uniforms; Navies -- Insignia; United States. Army -- Insignia; United States. Navy -- Insignia
Regimental Sergeant Major—Chevron of three stripes and three
arcs of a circle below them.
Sergeant Major Senior Grade, Coast Artillery—The same.
Quartermaster Sergeant, Senior Grade—The Quartermaster Corps
insignia with a wreath below and a star above it.
Master Hospital Sergeant—The caduceus insignia of the Medical
Corps with a wreath below and a star above it.
Master Engineer, Senior Grade—The castle insignia of the
Engineer Corps with a wreath below and a star above it.
Master Electrician, Coast Artillery—A design representing
forked lightning with a wreath below it and a star above.
Master Electrician, Signal Corps—A wreath with forked lightning
at the top and the Signal Corps insignia in the center.
Master Electrician, Quartermaster Corps—A wreath with forked
lightning at the top and the Quartermaster Corps insignia in
the center.
Band Leader—Chevron of three stripes and two arcs of a circle
below them with a trumpet in the center.
Hospital Sergeant, First Class—Chevron of three stripes and one
arc of a circle below them with a caduceus in the center.
Hospital Sergeant—Chevron of three stripes with a caduceus
below them.
Engineer Coast Artillery Corps—A design representing an engine
governor with a wreath below it and a star above.
Ordnance Sergeant—Chevron of three bars with one arc below it
and the insignia of the Ordnance Corps in the center.
Sergeant Quartermaster Corps—Chevron of three stripes with the
insignia of the Quartermaster Corps below them.
Supply Sergeant, Regimental—Chevrons of three stripes with
three horizontal bars below them.
Battalion or Squadron Sergeant Major—Chevron of three stripes
with two arcs of a circle below them.
Sergeant Major Junior Grade, Coast Artillery—Chevron of three
stripes with two arcs of a circle below them.
Supply Sergeant, Battalion—Chevron of three stripes with two
horizontal bars below them.
First Sergeant—Chevron of three stripes with a diamond shaped
lozenge below them.
Sergeant First Class, Medical Department—Chevron of three
stripes and an arc below them with the caduceus device in the
center.
Sergeant, First Class, Quartermaster Corps—Chevron of
three stripes with one horizontal stripe below and the
Quartermaster Corps insignia in the center.
Sergeant, First Class, Corps of Engineers—Chevron of three
stripes with one arc of a circle below them and the Engineer
Corps insignia in the center.
[Illustration: U. S. Army. Noncommissioned officers’ chevrons
Quartermaster Corps
1. Quartermaster Sergeant 2. Sergeant, First Class 3. Sergeant
4. Corporal]
[Illustration: U. S. Army. Noncommissioned officers’ chevrons Signal
Corps
1. Sergeant, First Class 2. Sergeant 3. Corporal
4. Lance Corporal]
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account