Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-11-22
Insignia OF Our Soldiers.

The service Uniform OF the United
States Army is cap with brown, falling
visor, a coat and breeches OF olive-drab
cloth and brown leggings OF either leather
or canvas. SO far the uniforms of officers
and men are very similar, although only
officers should wear the leather leggings.
The first difference, says the Boston
Transcript, is 10 be seen on the front OF
the cap, where the officer wears the es-
cuicheon OF the United States, and the
enlisted men, the insignia OF his branch
OF the service-croSSed rifles for infantry,
crossed Cannon for artillery and crossed
sabres for cavalry. On the coat collar an
officer wears the bronze letters "U. S"
and a device of the crossed arms OF his
branch OF the service The enlisted man
wears on one end OF his collar round
disk that bears the weapons, the letter
and the number OF his unit on the other
end Of the collar he wears another disk
with the letters ~. s."
The field uniform consists OF the CAM
paign hat and cord, the olive drab shirt,
and the remainder the same as the service
uniform. The hat is the same for officers
and men, but the officers below the grade
Of general wear a hat cord OF black and
gold, while the enlisted men wear wool
cord OF the color peculiar 10 the branch
of The service blue for infantry, red for
artillery, yellow for cavalry, orange tor
signal troops, and maroon for medical
and hospital service.
A general wears five pointed stars in
num7er according TO his grade-one star
for brgadier general and two stars for
a major general For the field ard line
officers the insignia on the collar or
shoulder strap are as follows: colonel. a
silver spread eagle lieutenant colonel, a
silver leaf; major, gold leaf OF the same
ceSign captain, two silver bars; first
lieutenant, one silver bar; chaplain, be-
sides the insignia OF line rank, usually
that OF captain, Latin cross OF silver.
The insignia OF the enlisted men who
have gained noncommssioned rank are
in the form OF cheyrons on each sleeve:
the regimental sergeant major has three
inverted V-shapel bars with three arc
bars below the open side Of the chevron;
the battalion sergeant major has three
chevrons with two arc bars ; the regi-
mental supply sergeant has three straight
bars below the chevrons, with two for
the battalion and one for the company
sergeant on that duty.
I In the company, the first sergeant has
three chevrons with a diamond-shaped
figure in the "a angle below all
duty sergeanlS. lnree cneyrons; corporals.
two chevrons, and lance corporals, one
chevron. A color sergeant has i've
pointed star in The included angle OF the
chevron; a sergeant Of the commiSSary
! service has a crescent below his chevrons;
a chief trumpeter has one arc below the
three chevronS. with The form OF bugle
irclosed the drum major has three chew
rons with crossed batons in the inclosed
angle.
Duty men wear appropriate devices.
The cook wears cooks cap on his
sleeves; a first class gunner, proiectie.
point up with a bar below; ahorseshoer,
/ a horse shoe; a mechafi ic and artiicer,
two crossed hammers; a mechanic fanier.
A horses head mechanic-saddler, a
saddler's skiving knife.