2nd Bat
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Post by 2nd Bat on Oct 31, 2006 15:05:46 GMT -5
I should know the answer to this but I don't. What (if anything) is the significance of the fact that some WW2 style army enlisted rank insignia has the chevrons in a Khaki on dark blue and some have them on black? Also some are felt with a darker brown chevron while others are typical rank fabric with a lighter Khaki chevron. (I'm guessing dress uniform vs field uniform in the case of the later question) but what about the navy blue background? Army airforce?
Any one know for sure?
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Post by themango on Oct 31, 2006 18:21:31 GMT -5
on Atthefront.com there is a bit of info on Army insignia. The khaki with blue background are just Army rayon chevrons. Those apparently were more common than the felt/wool type. Correct me if I am wrong someone?
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Post by mauser98k on Oct 31, 2006 19:20:45 GMT -5
The felt/wool type were meant for Class A's, but I have seen a lot of examples of wool chevrons on field uniforms. There is no meaning for the different color, although I believe some chevrons were for summer/desert as they were all tan.
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Post by 5thrangerinfantry on Nov 1, 2006 10:15:15 GMT -5
I know that the Wool on felt were pre- to early war. I'm not sure when the change ocurred, but it didnt really matter to the army. A chevron was a chevron....... I think the color and the material all really depended on the company and what was available for use, including the dye. As far as desert chevrons, you see all types used in PTO, ETO, and MTO, so I dont think there was any directive or order as to which ones to wear in what terrain. They just wore what they had.
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Post by caffrey on Dec 10, 2006 6:07:49 GMT -5
There were patches made wool on wool, cotton on wool, cotton on rayon, etc. Referencing photographs and original militaria, there doesn't seem to be any real standardization. It was up to the wearer to decide if he wanted a certain material. The PX offered private purchase items he could buy. After the war started, a lot of things were unstandardized. Service caps, garrison belts, etc...
Wool items were usually pre-war manufactured items. They tend to blend better with the wool outfits. However, cotton patches were desirable, as were all new things.
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