Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07
MARKING A SAILOR
Naval Arm Insignia Won BY
Uncle Sans Enlisted Men
TELLS THEIR RANK AND WORK.
TIE Blue zessss Are Proud ef Thess
cszzx Syr,bois, ard oaiy taa Ns~ioss
E-s n5iro.t TAer-Axrsass Hass
Tneir Own Special Insignia

c.zsx Syr-5ols, ard Only TIA Ns~iess
a-e H5thsst Thsrs-Mzrs@ss Hass
Tneir Own Special insignia
Uncle sam seems 70 nS : wise Cd
b5y. He has found TIE secret o. sveEr-
ing labor difficulties and raising the
dignity q labor aboard ship by giving
the marines and sailors who are as
signed 70 special duties srn insignia
10 distinguish their czLinEs and ranks
Mechanics. clerks, carpenters s24
6eck men are given inst - much at
tention when il comes 10 insignia as
are the aduiFals. captains. legts12nrs,
ensi<zs and other coTUlsSi91ed men
And if the truth were only &nown the
54ckieS take even more pride il Dis
playing Tire MARKS that have been coz
terred upon t1eD-
CEcie SAN has \ peculiar Method q
marking his men. bBr = las never
taken into consideration that the p10-
So would Ike 10 x taken into Tire -
creL Tie consequence i that the men
who have been ho1ore1 with tie dis
rIE-ulsAiug m2rks-11d II IS only the
10vEce-s "a. newcomers who have 1os &
marx OF some kiud-EUst suffer au1 be
prepared always while o. shore leave
10 answer tha questions q TIE curious
Tie insignia. however. arr simple
enough when understood 4 ynbol O.
some sat j. Used 70 distinguish the
mans following Fer instance chief
yeouan has tive crossed keys o. is
coat sleeves. siguifyt1- tA2t be has the
keys 70 the stores and 5 : c-eTk On
board tie ship Al e1gse appears over
every marx and there are qualifying
stripes under the symbol % show
whether the nan Is frSV class. sec0Bd
class O. third c2zss. IL Es Is q TIE l2r-
ter rank = hzs only one stripe II
be : a caief petty o-lceE he wears cen
Eecgi1s lines between the curved line
under the eagle sHd the stripes 9th
erwise De simply wears the eagle and
the stTiTes. This Is true with all men
In sg2e Instances however. tie
stripes under TIE Symbc. typ1fy the
mans distinctive cESce- Fer instance.
: mzcAil1St q TIE first class wears
three stripes 4 water tender has the
sane marx under : proEelleT. 4 nan
with two stripes IS either an oller o-
uachinist's maize
a man with two crossed quilts Is
Eay clerk. A tgrTet with gun sigui-
les that the we1rer : & tur-et cap
tain 4 -obe Means the nan IS al
electrician : carpenter has two hatch
cts. a crescent is worn By q commits
ssry CT s comDisszry's steward 4
QuzrteI.azster in the navy wears
wheel. while the nan with the sane
G.SrirscEcl q the marine corps has
crossed quilts for his insignia
L1-y Il The naval men also wear a
5u-le strlEc zcrgss the sb0uAieT. Taos4
who wear red belong 70 the engineers
cCFps T. mzu virA red stripe has
one white stripe on his CuT be J. : eoal
gasser: 4 Two he ! second class
eremaa and Il three. q third class ire
I5ll
Tn te<E furce wear q white stripe
across tlfe shoulder. II 3 uzn hzs two
sIg.reS ID Eis eU@ be IS al ordinary
seaman lf three. : seaman and sll-
* stripe means n : ~ apprentice or
q -a8sisLsu.
All tie petty officers wear blue rat
ing 20 The white cloth hes and red on the
blue a E-au wLn 1ls W9u three slc-
ce>sive rsJils uae-lAls Tor good coadGcg
i permitted 10 Tear gold Those who
g.
branch velr Gleir rating GA the eft
arm. sud tls >eaLea wear theirs On
tie rigEt EuIiSt uelt stripes are also
worn. ore f3r each four years Chief
petty cthcers. Je>55es having tie con
Meeting lines over their insignia. also
wear orzSs baIIaas q their c0ats-
The marine insignia are slightly dif-
se-enL ia Gbe hrst place til marx
mS are in go5d and therefore much
brighter AID arg more ngtlcezb De THIS
i true ouly sTith the dress Uniform
With tie EtaEi csotbes tie men wear
fed cheTroa, with barrow marks. 4
marine coypgTal has tw0 stripes ard a
serEeant fhree stripes A d-st sergeant
Us diamond under his stripes and
sergsaHt major has additional stripes
under tie dlaUo1d 4 gguEery ser
gesnt has bsSf and az acorn under
his stripes. 3 qgarTe--zster sergeant
Las quilts. q RUNNER has cross sticks
and trumFster crossed baEIes- on
Gers il tae marine corps have their IL
stgna 0r both arms Philadelphia
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