Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-15
New Military ln.ion;.

S S,own braid on the sleeves 20 s'.
p.ouses, or coats. have at lac. ,ues
granted a distinguishing insign,. 'ess
the shoulder loop Of their Co.. y,
NOW wear single bold bar uer
men, similar to the silver har os
heutenants. For the sleeve VI nrs,
oFercoats single braid of brow saeh
oered. The knot will be comnns. = OF,
one row of one-eighth inch son,a seu
a device similar to that for tba vi,
DER loop on the service coats hu. snoal' /
er. will now be worn on the oon s"isd'
their shirts parallel to the end ,s o.
collar. e"a OF he
A recent order provides that .u
GERS and men Of the Signal Con-. W.
Guiding the Aviation Section will n
on their collars the crossed flags o,
Signal Corps, without addition ,ha. ae
Ihis order apparently is intendad ~
away with the insignia unnfT., w.
worn by number of the cadet a,-s
tors. which bore a small pair Of s;1 1'
wings superimposed upon the crns,'.
signal flags. S"
Candidates for commissions q, 80
ing status at schools Of military a..
nautics. Signal Corps aviation schna,'
balloon schools and observers soh.",
shHl wear the uniform of enlisted
ofSfhe Signal Corps. with the adain..
of band of white pique, one and ON.
half inches wide. around The CON
service hat.
A new service badge and ribbon v.u
shortly be specified by the War n
PAL tment for the recent Mexican cow
paign. This badge or its ribbon NAV
be worn by members of the sarvi,,
WHO took part in the Mexican ra,,
palsn. 19i11917. The War Depar,msr,
specifications follow:
Badge: To be of bronze one ana
onc-quarter inches in diameter a,
the diverse side is the Mexican WIZ,
plant in flower. with mountains In rs
background as suggestive of Mexr
Above the yucca plant are tie words
Mexican Service" in the upper han
/ ana "19l1-19i1" in the lower half ~.
ranged in q circle. The reverse sds
is the same as that on the Indian Wsy,
badge. The badge is suspended from Al
brass bar Ghree-SiXteenthS of an int
long by one and fiye-SiXteenths inches,
wide) by 2 sikcn ribbon Zone and thre,
eiShths inches in length Of the SAM
| description and width as that pie
scribed below:
Ribbon: To be Of silk and com.
posed as follows: \ green stripe tone.
| eighth inch,) a band of yellow Chre,.
| eighth inch). band Of blue three
| eighth inchl. and a band OF yellow
three-eighth inch), and green strim
(one-eighth inch) The whole to be ore
| and three-eighth inches wide and three.
| eiShths of an inch long.
Special orders of the War Depart
| ment provide now device for military
| acronauts, junior military aeronaus
| and balloon observers In general thesa
| devices are similar to those for ava
| tors-a spherical balloon. with basker
| being substituted for the shield in te
! case of aeronauts and junior areonauts
| while the observer will wear one wing
| with an co.
| An abstract of Special Regulation
| No. ~ follows:
In addition to the Signal Cors
| crossed flags worn on the collar, Officers
| Of the Aviation section entitled there
| will, wear insignia on the left braS
as follows:
| Military Aviators. The insigniaasI
| no embroidered in silver on blue back
| ground, and shall be two wings WIN
the shield between, and fVe-poinN
1 star above the shield. The wings shsI
/ be three inches from tip TO tip; ea''
| wing shall be one and one-eighth incna
| 1ong and nine sixteenthS OF an m4
,,,,da at the center ends: the shield shsl
he, nine -sixteenths Of an inch high' all
nve-eighths of an inch wide, with '@
letters ~. s." in gold thread one-qua'
| ter of an inch high in the center. oe"'
fhe horizontal cross lines; the star si''
be nine-sixteenths of an inch in oiaHf
ter. ,-s
Junior Military Aviators and revere
Military Aviators. The same ihSisn-
described above for the military avg
tor, except that the star ABOVE Wv
shield shall be omitted, the ltlsis''
consisting of double-wing shieiu~
Military Aeronaut. The insignia "S'
be embroidered in white on blue pata
ground, and shall be two wings Wv. W..
a balloon between. and nNe-p''"'.;;
Star above the balloon. The Wings q"
star shall be of the same shape anu ",
monsions as described above lor !"
military aviator. The bag OF 'iie "
loon shall be nine-sixteenths OF an ~,
in diameter, with the iet,ers u ,.,,
po,d thread one-fourth of an lnch lie
q, tho center. The basket shali pe ""
,r;xtnenth of an inch and ore-eisu''
[ nm inch wide suspended from the w. w.
hv threads converging to POM NJ.
tween the basket and the o'e .r h
entire height Of the baliooi S"'
en-sixteenths OF an lieh %.
Junior Military Aeronaut anu III.
verse Military Aeronaut. same do a,,.
tary aeronaut, except thai NV q,
.hove the balloon will be omi'.eU,
;,siynia consisting of Il doooie
balloon. a,, be ep-
observer. The insignia shall pc oarl
broidered in white on blue oa'ne saps
and slan be IL single wing OIL ln e..yile!
shame and dimensions as p'' N
above for the military ;tNla'oi' aim.
1as, nj a letter 90" of Goth'c ssr.
fve-eIghts Of an inch hish'
vice Journal.
John Hans Casper. aged ~ ,,,,l.
,h,a Trad Schultz, aged ~ y" no