The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-09-21

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by hat cords. The most important those made Of
metal and sewn on shoulder loops and shirt collars
major general has two silver stars; brigadier general
one silver star colonel silver eagle; lieutenant colo
mel silver oak leaf; major, gold oak leaf; captain
two silver bars and first lieutenant one silver bar
second lieutenant has no shoulder insignia You can very
readily tell the rank of any officer by gancng at these
metal insignia.
1t often quite necessary however, to recognize that
some one at little distance commissioned officer IN or
der that you may treat him with the courtesy due to all
officers in this case you look for the marks indicating
that man holds commission without waiting to observe
his exact rank Until recently commissioned officers GUS
omariy wore leather leggngs while all enlisted men wore
canvas Ieggngs However leather eggings may now be
worn by mounted men The hat cord is another mark or
rank which easily Observed the hat cords OF generals
are gold those of other officers are of gold and black An
other mark of an officer is band of brown braid about
inches from the end of the coat sleeve Officers Of the
General Staff Corps wear black braid instead OF brown
On overcoas the braid is in loops except that OF
general officers, who wear two black bands of braid
Every branch of the service has its special color which
appears on the hat cords of enlisted men, the chevrons
of non-commissoned officers and in many other places.
i These coOrs are:
Infantry light blue.
Cavalry, yellow
y,
Adiutant generals inspector generals and Judge adj
vocate generals departments dark blue.
i Engineer Corps, scarlet intertWined with white
Signal Corps, orange intertwined with white.
Medical Department. maroon.
Quarternaster Corps, buff.
Ordnance Department black interviewed with scar
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BY remembering these colors you will often be able
easily to recognize men and troops In addition to these
cools every branch of the service has its own device with
i all of which you will soon become familiar
Regimenta Insignia
The number of the regiment to which each man be-
LONGS is ON the collar of his coat All regmenaI numbers
will run in three different SERIES showing whether each
regiment was originally part Of the Regular Army or
the National Guard or of the National Army. The
numbers of regiments formerly of the Regular Army will
begin with the figure and up to the figure 1907 those
of regiments formerly in the National Guard will begin
with figure 101 and run up to 3OO those OF regiments IN
the new National Army will begin with figure 3Ol The
former National Guard regiments will show also their for
mer State designations as for example list Me), I'd
PaD etc. The device of regiments of the new National
Army in the same way will show the State from which
each organization or the bulk of it. drawn as for eX
/ ample (W Va) (NIinn.) etc. Thus you will easily be
able to recognize not only the mans regiment but also the
section of the country from which he comes and how ne
2 got into the service.
Your insignia should have-and will haye-a big and
deep meaning for you You will to respect them and
to wish to honor them You will find that they are more
to YOU than pieces of cord and cloth and metal Behind
YOU are the heroic deeds of thousands of men who per
formed duties similar to those you now perform Your
insignia stands forthe bravery the SKILL and the sefsac
ce which your rank and your branch of the service de-
mand.
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