craig_pickrall Posted January 20, 2008 Share #51 Posted January 20, 2008 This info is from CHEVRONS by William Emerson. The Specialist chevrons were introduced in 1955 and in 1958 3" wide chevrons were approved for wear by male personnel while the original narrow chevrons continued in use by female personnel. This replacement period was from 1958 to 1961. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wailuna Posted January 20, 2008 Share #52 Posted January 20, 2008 Here is a Specialist Second Class (unnamed and unknown) from the mess hall in a picture dated February 19, 1956. He is wearing the 2-inch wide chevron pinned to his hat. With the sword is Brigadier General Holger N. Toftoy, Commanding General of Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. On the right is Major General John B. Medaris, Commanding General of U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency at Redstone. General Medaris was a Marine in WWI (note his two overseas service stripes) and he wears the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal and WWI Victory Medal in this picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted April 17, 2008 Share #53 Posted April 17, 2008 The First Sergeant shown in number 20 (white stripes on blue), were used by Civil Air Patrol senior member (adult members) in the 1950's. I don't have the exact dates with me right now, but by the late 1950's these were replaced by standard USAF chevorns. Also note, that in this set of white on blue chevrons, there was a 3 stripe Sergeant , unlike the Army combat/non-combat blue & gold chevrons which didn't have the 3 stripe Sergeant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.T. Posted January 7, 2009 Share #54 Posted January 7, 2009 Okay, My first posting, hope it works out.My pre ww2 Unauthorized Specialist Chevrons, Grade 6-Grade 1. Upper left hand corner, Tank Corps PFC stripe, below them Air Corps PFC stripes. EDIT: Picture lost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardstripe Posted November 4, 2012 Share #55 Posted November 4, 2012 I have a large collection of chevrons and use Emerson's book as a guide. I spoke with Bill Emerson at the ASMIC convention this past September. He is in fact updating his book and it will be available sometime in the first half of 2013. I have not listed anywhere yet. In the meantime if you have a question about the era and use of a particular chevron please start a post on this site. I find many of the members are willing to share information and it is a good source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertrat Posted August 21, 2017 Share #56 Posted August 21, 2017 These are pretty neat, in IMO, and not all that common. Has anyone here seen any of the Tech ranks or 1st Sgt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkjack07 Posted August 21, 2017 Share #57 Posted August 21, 2017 These are pretty neat, in IMO, and not all that common. Has anyone here seen any of the Tech ranks or 1st Sgt? I have Tech 5, Tech 4, and 2-rocker First Sergeant, but have never been able to find Tech 3 or 1942 First Sergeant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertrat Posted November 2, 2017 Share #58 Posted November 2, 2017 Tech 5 and 4 Twill on twill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 3, 2017 Share #59 Posted November 3, 2017 Are the ones in posts # 56 and 58 theater made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertrat Posted November 3, 2017 Share #60 Posted November 3, 2017 Are the ones in posts # 56 and 58 theater made? No, they are US made. I had the same thought when I first saw them. According to Bill Emerson "The style with twill bars sewn onto the dark twill was never prescribed but during the WW II buildup (1940) and early in the war, the demand was so great for chevrons that this design came into use. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 3, 2017 Share #61 Posted November 3, 2017 No, they are US made. I had the same thought when I first saw them. According to Bill Emerson "The style with twill bars sewn onto the dark twill was never prescribed but during the WW II buildup (1940) and early in the war, the demand was so great for chevrons that this design came into use. " Indeed, they are quite crude in appearance, like those India made ones in the CBI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt_E Posted March 21, 2018 Share #62 Posted March 21, 2018 All of us know that legendary book "Chevrons" by LTC William K. Emerson that was punblished in 1983. It's still has tons of knowledge in it BUT it's outdated, let's say it straight. And then in 2010 Emerson made an updated version of it or it will be honest to say - it's a full re-issue published by Bender Publishing. More than 400 pages of FULL-COLORED photos of chevrons, rare b/w and colored photos and TONS of super-useful info! Today I got my copy of it! And it's AWESOME!!! Check some photos below. I highly recommend to everyone who's in love with collecting chevrons to obtain this masterpiece! Just follow the link: http://www.bender-pu...m/Chevrons.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt_E Posted March 21, 2018 Share #63 Posted March 21, 2018 Oops, my bad. Not 2010, but 2013! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarge62436 Posted May 12, 2018 Share #64 Posted May 12, 2018 I recently picked up this single example of a Specialist First Class/SP6 insignia for the white uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyNavy02 Posted February 27 Share #65 Posted February 27 Reviving this old thread with an unusual pair of leather first sergeant chevrons. I believe they date from World War II and thought perhaps they had been sewn to a leather flight jacket. The yellowish paint on the leather chevrons has flaked in some areas exposing the white leather. I wrote Bill Emerson and, although he had not seen a leather example, he observed that leather grade insignia were worn by officers on leather jackets so why not NCOs. Anyone seen another leather chevron? Thanks for looking and comments appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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