1936 Army blue dress regulations

[Justin B.]

I thought I'd post this document I found in my research "travels, " which may be of interest to some here. It's the specifications for the short-lived 1936 Army officer's dress blues, with pocket-less coat and shoulder boards/knots, replaced the next year by the four-pocket coat with shoulder straps. Jamecharles posted a great example here. By the way this order was the origin of the warrant officers' BoS color, brown.

 

[Justin B.]

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[AAF_Collection]

Very interesting Justin, Thanks for posting these.

 

Matt.

[Jamecharles]

Great !
i have them already i'm just curious if you are able to get also the 1938 circular for BD i was not able to get them, i've all circular only until 1937.
In truth, the 1937 are the last circulars that made the significant changes on BD after 1937 only few modify were applied to the BD until the end of the war, but if you are able to get a copy of the Others will be really great.

 

Ciao
Giancarlo

 

PS: all warrent officers didn't have the gold bride on the sleeves and no ranks in the shoulder pad for 1936 version and same for 1937 version.

[Justin B.]

Great !

i have them already

Yeah, I figured you'd have them already, but they were new to me!

 

i'm just curious if you are able to get also the 1938 circular for BD i was not able to get them, i've all circular only until 1937.

No originals but I have a book called The Horse Soldier 1776-1943, volume 4, by Randy Staffen that reproduces an order of Aug. 17, 1938, "Dress Uniforms for Officers and Warrant Officers." Would that be of interest to you?

 

Justin B.

[Jamecharles]

YES!!! SURE !!! XD can you post them in a new post?

i can add also the 1937 circulars

 

PS: if you like the idea i can post, here, the circular for Enlisted men BD, 1936.

by the way few other BD 36:

 

AAF cpt blue dress

 

http://No_outside_hosting.us/photo/my-images/841/img6104q.jpg/

 

Brigadier General full dress

 

http://No_outside_hosting.us/photo/my-images/826/img6097o.jpg/

 

 

 

Gianca

[Justin B.]

OK, here you go!

 

Justin B.

[Justin B.]

I have never seen anything official on the 1930's enlisted blues, that's great! It always amazes me, the effort and expense put into those dress uniforms during the Great Depression, with military pay cuts, unpaid furloughs and such going on. Thanks a lot for the post!

 

Justin B.

[BEAST]

Very interesting post! Jamecharles, did you post the 1937 circular?

[rathbonemuseum.com]

Adding the original article published in the Army and Navy Journal, October 16, 1936 on the new Army blue uniform.

[rathbonemuseum.com]

Also, an article published in the Journal of the Company of Military Historians, Military Collector and Historian, volume 37, no. 4, Winter 1985: 

The Forgotten U.S. Army 1936 Officer's Dress Blue Uniform,
by Philip M. Cavanaugh and Donald E. Kloster

[Justin B.]

For easier reference, since this has been put in a new section and pinned:

Army Officer Dress Uniform Orders 1936-1937
Army Officer Dress Uniform Regulations AR 600-38, 1938

[rathbonemuseum.com]

Thanks @Justin B.. Trying to build a more accessible section for those interested.