Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24


quiu pens, with either the insignia Of
Adjutant Generals Department or the
Quartermaster Corps in the lower angle.
Every branch Of the service has its spe-
eial color which appears on the nat cords
Of enlisted men. on the chevrons OF non
commissioned officers, and in nlaay other
places. These eoIors are;
Infantry. light blue,
Cavalry, yellow,
Artillery, scarlet.
Adjutant Generals Inspector Generals.
and Judge Advocate Generals Depart
ments drak blue.
Engineer Corps. scarlet ta:ertwir ed with
white
Signal Corps, orange intertwinea with
white
Aviation Corps. green and black.
Medical DEPARTMENT, maroon with
white Interh4iXed.
C9uartermaster Corps, buff.
Ordnance Department, black intertwin-
Corps Of Interpreter ana Corps of IN
telligence Police, green and white.
Chemical Service, cobalt blue and gold
en-.
Machine gun units, acrons and keeper
to be red.
Service School detachment at West
Point green ana white.
Members Of citizen training camps, red,
white and blue in strands.
Flying candidates, 8 band Of white pi-
que / X inches wide.
Service School detachment. green.
Aviation Service.
In addition to the Signal Corps crossed
flags worn on the collar, officers Of the
Aviation Service entitled thereto VIII
wear insignia on the left breast as fol-
lows:
Military avistor--The insignia to be
embroidered in silver on blue background
VIII be two wings with the shield between
and five-pointed star above the shield
The wings to be inches from tip to tip
taeh wing 10 be u inches long and 9-16
inch wide. at the center ends; the shield
70 be SIS inch high and. u inch wide
with the letters ~ s." IN gould thread
horizontal cross lines; the star to be
s-l6 inch in diameter
Junior military aviator and reserve
military aviator.-The same Insignia de
mat the star above the shield VIII be
omitted, the insignia consisting Of a
doublewing shield
Military aeronaut.-The insignia to be
en- 5roidered in white on blue BACKGROUND
VIII Do two wings with a balloon between
ana fiYe- pointed star above ire bailoon
Lne wings and star 10 be the same
shape and dimensions as prescribed for
the military aviator. The bag Of the BAL
ioon 10 be sis inch in diameter with the
l letter G. S. in gold thread. Il inch
!ll u the center The basket to be -i6
inch high and 4 inch wide, suspended
from the bag by threads oenverging to a
point between the basket and the bag
The ertire height Of the balloon to be
1916 inch.
JUN Tor military neronaut and reserve
1allj airy reconnaissance as military
aer onaut. except that the star above the
ia loon wall be omitted, the insignia con-
slf ting Of q double-wing balloon
Observer. The insignia to be en- broid-
81 ed IN white on blue background will be
d single wing, Of the same shape and d.
laensions as prescribed for the military
aviator, 10 the left, Of a letter so" Of
Gothic design, Is inch high.
Enlisted men Of .he Aviation Section
snail have navy blue cap let in at the
sleeve head seam and extending down the
sleeve "a inches from the point of the
snouider All men as hereinafter speci-
fled VIII " ear the insignia as described
A four-b faded propeller with center
SA inches from point Of shoulder. en-
bTotdered in. white the propeller to be
inches in diameter. two Of the blades hori-
zontal and che other two vertical, q inch
above the top tip Of the vertical propel-
Ter blade. a figure showing the number Of
inch high. and embroidered in white
aviation mecnancian, same as above
with white embroidered circle added
inside OF circle to be IN inches from
center OF tn 2 propeller, outside Of the cir
Gle to be Is inches from the center Of
tina propeIle rs.
Enlisted evistor. on the same blue hack
ground sha be embroidered in whits rha
Insignia az hereinafter described A pair
of wings with a 5-inch spread with
mtttteeetac rossed propellers between
1t9SsGA HEt }ES4lsTS between them, each
wing TO be. 4 inches lond and x inch
nigh al tbs inner edge. Propeilers to be
inch acre SIS. One fourth inch above the
top Tip OF the vertical propeller shall be
embroidered the number Of the squadron
20 which the men belongs in figures !.
inch high.
Medals. Badges, and Ribbons.
Medal OF Homer
Ribbons---To be Of light blue silk, with
white 81 arss lfs inches IN width and 81
lnch in length.
Certificate Of Merit Badge.
Badge---To be OF bronze, IA inches In
diameter on the diverse side of Roman
war eagle with wings partly raised. the
head in pr ofIle 10 the left, surrounded
BY the inscription "virtutis ct audaciaa
monamentlrn ct praemium" On the re-
verse side the worde For merit in a
wreath con posed Of two branches OF oak
the stems Joined at the bottom by a con-
ventiona Knot or how. the whole in a
circle conn Iosed OF the words United
States Army in the upper half and 10
stars IN the lower half, The badge to be
suspended from a brass bar C3-16 inch
long and l 5-l6 inches widel by a silkea
ribbon d5S inches In length Of the same
description and width as that described
below
Ribbon. To be Of silk ard composed Of
inchl, ana blue 3-I5 inch). with the blue
on the outside and red stripes separated
by white stripe tl-l6 inch) The whole
TO be rs inches wide and q inch long.
To Be Continued Next Week