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
Blue dress uniform White dress uniform _Rating_, Petty officer first
_Rating_, Seaman first class, class, indicated by rating badge
indicated by three stripes on with chevron of three stripes cuffs
_Seaman Branch_, indicated by _Seaman Branch_, indicated by rating
badge being on right arm branch mark being on right shoulder seam]
_The white dress uniform_ for chief petty officers and officers’
stewards and cooks consists of a white duck coat, white duck trousers,
white cap, white shirt and collar, black tie and white shoes, the coat
and trousers being made after the same style as the blue dress coat,
and the cap having a black visor and band and a white crown. For all
other enlisted men (except bandsmen) the white dress uniform consists
of a white dress “jumper” shirt with blue cloth collar and cuffs, white
trousers, black neckerchief, black shoes and a white hat. The white
dress jumper is not tightened at the waist like the blue overshirt but
is cut off square about six inches below the waist and allowed to hang
free.
_The blue undress uniform_ for chief petty officers and officers’
stewards and cooks is the same as the blue dress uniform for these men
except that the material of which it is made is blue serge and a blue
flannel shirt may be worn. For all other enlisted men (except bandsmen)
the blue undress uniform consists of a blue undress jumper, blue cloth
or flannel trousers, blue cap or white hat and black shoes. The blue
undress jumper is the same as the overshirt except that there are no
stripes of braid or stars on the collar or cuffs and the sleeves are
not buttoned at the cuff but cut off square and hemmed.
_The white undress uniform_ for chief petty officers and officers’
stewards and cooks is the same as the white dress for these men. For
all other enlisted men (except bandsmen) it consists of a white undress
jumper of the same style as the blue undress jumper and white trousers
and white hat, the jumper and trousers being made of white navy drill.
_The working dress uniform_, blue or white, for all enlisted men is the
same as undress, blue or white as the case may be, except that chief
petty officers and officers’ stewards and cooks may go without the coat
and wear the blue flannel shirt if in blue, and other enlisted men do
not wear the neckerchief and may wear the watch cap when in blue. The
watch cap is a dark blue knitted cap without visor or brim that may be
pulled down over the ears for cold weather.
[Illustration: U. S. Navy. Chief petty officer
Blue working dress uniform
_Rank:_ Chief Master-at-Arms] [Illustration: U. S. Navy. Winter uniform
Wind and rain proof uniform worn by crews of U. S. Destroyers and
Patrol Vessels during winter in northern waters]
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