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Unusual Combat Medic Rank Armband


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This is from the estate of a combat medic who served in the ETO. It's a white armband with Tech 4 Rank applied in medical branch color maroon wool.

 

He had regular Bevo sleeve insignia of the same rank, so I am not sure it is an "of the Day" type of temporary rank. Maybe just worn on outer clothing in places where everyone there was in the medical corps, so a Geneva Cross armband was moot, but picking out a head orderly or squad leader was important?

 

Thanks in advance for any suggestions you can provide.

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Perhaps? it was worn as a armband when he might of been assigned as a medical orderly at a large hospital, when wearing a white smock, you know to show rank, as the wear of regular standard EM rank chevrons were prohibited on the White smock

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Perhaps? it was worn as a armband when he might of been assigned as a medical orderly at a large hospital, when wearing a white smock, you know to show rank, as the wear of regular standard EM rank chevrons were prohibited on the White smock

 

That's my guess, it was worn on hospital "outer wear" that wasn't the soldier's own and was frequently changed and laundered. It is a cool piece!

 

Justin B.

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