The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-08
War Departments Lessons For
Men of The National Army

oficer by slancihg at these metal
insignia.
1t is often quite necessary; how
ever, to, recognize that some one at
little distance is a commits ned
otncer in order that you may treat
him with the courtesy due to all Of
hcers; in this case you look for the
marks indicating that a man holds
commission without waiting to
observe his exact rank. Until re-
Gently commissioned officers custom
arily wore leather leggings, while all
enlisted men wore canvas leggings.
However, leather leggings may now
be worn by mounted men. The hat
cord Is another mark of rank which
is easily observed; the. hat cords of
generals are gold; those of other Of
flcers are Of gold and black. Another
mark of an officer is a band of
brown braid about three inches from
the end of the coat sleeve. Officers
Of the General Staff corps wear black
braid instead of brown. On over
coats the braid is sewn on 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, on the
chevrons Of noncommissioned on
GERS, and in many other places.
These celors are:
Infantry, light blue.
Cavalry. yellow.
Artillery, scarlet.
Adjutant generals, inspector gen.
erals and judge advocate generals
departments, dark blue.
Engineer corps. scarlet intertwined
with white.
Signal corps. orange intertwined
with white.
Medical department. maroon.
Quartermaster corps, buff.
Ordnance department, black in
tertwined with scarlet.
BY remembering these colors you
will often be able easily to recognize
men and troops. In addition to these
colors, every branch OF the service
has its own device with all of which
you will soon become familiar.
RegimentaI Insignia.
The number of the regiment to
collar of his coat. All regimental
numbers will run in three different
series, showing whether each regi-
ment was originally a part of the
Regular army. Of the National
Guard, or Of the new National army.
The numbers of regiments formerly
Of the Regular army will begin with
the figure 1 and run up to the figure
100; those of regiments formerly in
the National Guard will begin with,
figure 101 and run up to 800; those
of regiments in the new National
army will begin with figure 301. The
former National Guard regiments
will show also their former state
designations, as, for example, (1st
Me.), ed Pa, 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 ii, was drawn, as, for ex-
ample, CIV. Va.), (Minn.l, 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 he got into
the service. ~ $50"
Your insignia should have-and
will have-a big and deep meaning
for you. You will come to respect
them and to wish 10 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
for the bravery, the skill, and the
self-secrifice which your rank and
your branch OF the service demand.