U.S.M.C. Chevrons

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[vicjoy1945]

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Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, left and right. Also a PFC with FMF PAC patch. 4-inch chevrons for women Marines.

 

Nice Sgt Maj of the Marine Corp patch !! I've got one but its on a uniform.

 

Vic

[hhbooker2]

VICJOY1945: Could you sometime in the near future photograph the uniform with the Sergeant Major chevrons to show us here? Would be much appreciated! Here are some "ODDS'n'ENDS" some might like to see if they can plate a date and title on them? Thank you one and all! SEMPER FI!

[vicjoy1945]

Hi !!

 

Will do !! Its a real beauty !! I'm more of a medal collector but I have picked up some nice uniforms along the way...actually I started collecting uniforms and then moved into medal groups, but, I'm always on the lookout for good uniforms too !!

 

Vic

[Lee Ragan]

The chevron shown in posts 21 & 22 is a Technical Sergeant. A WWII Platoon Sergeant had one "rocker" below, (one straight tie below the 3 chevrons would be for a Staff Sergeant). The one shown with one rocker and a star is the Platoon Sergeant used in the 1930's. The star was dropped sometime around 1939-1940 time period.

[Bill]

Some older woven Marine Corps Chevrons.

 

Left to Right Row 1: Private First Class, Corporal

Left to Right Row 2: Sergeant, Staff Sergeant

Left to Right Row 3: Technical / Supply Sergeant

 

[Bill]

Left to Right Row 1: Corporal, Corporal

Left to Right Row 2: Staff Sergeant, Platoon Sergeant

 

[Bill]

Left to Right Row 1: Private First Class, Private First Class

Left to Right Row 2: Corporal, Corporal

Left to Right Row 3: Sergeant

 

[Bill]

Left to Right Row 1: Staff Sergeant, Platoon Sergeant

Left to Right Row 2: Gunnery Sergeant

 

[Bill]

Left to Right Row 1: Corporal, Corporal

Left to Right Row 2: Sergeant

 

[Bill]

Women Marines

 

Left to Right Row 1: Private First Class, Private First Class, Private First Class

Left to Right Row 2: Lance Corporal, Lance Corporal, Lance Corporal

Left to Right Row 3: Corporal, Sergeant, Sergeant

Left to Right Row 4: Sergeant

 

[Bill]

Women Marines

 

Left to Right Row 1: Staff Sergeant, Technical / Supply Sergeant

Left to Right Row 2: Gunnery Sergeant, Gunnery Sergeant

Left to Right Row 3: Master Gunnery Sergeant

 

[Bill]

Left side PFC & CPL are from 1965 – 1968 era.

Right side PFC & CPL are from the early 1990s

 

When and why did the Green color change for the Khaki rank?

 

[hhbooker2]

Found these among my collection, thought you'd like to see them?

[hhbooker2]

Who would not want to have an old Dress Blue US<C tunic like this one? Can you identify this era?

[hhbooker2]

When did they make these chevrons, anyone have any ideas?

[hhbooker2]

Sime more USMC chevrons.

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Yet more exciting chevrons!

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What do you make of these?

[hhbooker2]

Early United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant chevrons for summer uniform? (Obverse)

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Early United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant chevrons for summer uniform? . (Reverse)

[USMCRECON]

Below is a pair of seam-to-seam SGT chevrons, They were literally cut off a blue blouse along with the underlying blue wool sleeves. You can see just a thin edge of blue all around the chevrons.

 

[USMCRECON]

Here are a pair of Quartermaster seam-to-seam chevrons. They appear to have never been on a uniform. They look to be good but the guy I got them from several years ago also sold me a replica EGA as a legitimate and original 1920s item. That makes me a bit suspect of them, even though they do look original. Anyway.....here they are.

 

[USMCRECON]

These are late 20s through 30s (or, perhaps 40s) SGT chevrons. This pair look to be new old stock and have never been sewn onto a uniform.

 

[USMCRECON]

I realize these are not "chevrons" per se but they are hash marks made of the same paterial. This pair came with the SGT chevrons above. Like them, these appear to be new old stock and they both came from long stored items from a uniform shop that went out of business after WW-II.