Enlisted Sleeve Chevrons

[R. Watkins]

These chevrons are billed as 'Late '40's AAF transitional twill base, WWII'.

 

Can anyone tell me by the attached images if these look like they match this criteria?

 

Thanks

[Wake1941]

Look like police chevrons to me. The US army did not used black Twill chevrons

[R. Watkins]

AAC/AAF enlisted chevron(s)

[hardstripe]

I Believe these are Army chevrons. I have some of the technician grades in identical manufacture. This type is described in Emerson's book.

[R. Watkins]

I Believe these are Army chevrons. I have some of the technician grades in identical manufacture. This type is described in Emerson's book.

What were the official enlisted chevrons adopted by the AAC/AAF in the late 1930's-early 1940's?

[patches]

What were the official enlisted chevrons adopted by the AAC/AAF in the late 1930's-early 1940's?

Same ones as the Army. These with the wing and Prop wear stylized one's and worn by some throughout WWII as alternative.

 

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/87161-wwii-army-air-corp-chevrons/

 

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/190254-real-or-fake-aaf/

 

 

However when one see this, like the rank worn by the soldier in this post then it will be a special pre war rank, a specialist sixth class

 

 

 

 

Here's a whole bunch, but with the Air Corps, these were really alternatives, and did not note any special skill, as you'll see in the below post, a lot of Airman wear them, from Bomber Crewman to Ground Crewman

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=114584

[Gregory]

Wings/propeller variation.

 

[R. Watkins]

Wings/propeller variation.

 

 

I was recently informed that the 'winged propeller' sleeve patches were used throughout WWII, even into the post-war era.

This type of chevron was never officially 'approved' for use but rather' accepted' by the Army for use. These were private

purchase items and available at almost any PX or military supply shop. AAC/AAF personnel wishing to wear this type of

rank chevron had to buy their own.

During WWII the going rate seems to have been between thirty-five to fifty-five cents per pair, depending on rank.

I have no clue what the prewar cost may have been.

 

[Gregory]

Of course, those AAF chevrons were in use after WWII as well. Here is decoration of 1946.