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Salvage Sailor

Aloha Everyone,

 

I received this photograph from a friend who was looking for some info on the leggings worn by this soldier.

 

As you can see, he's wearing M1910 leggings, US collar brass on his standing collar, a campaign hat (looks newly purchased) and three apparently gold service chevrons on his left sleeve.

 

But what I cannot make out is the round rank insignia on his right sleeve.  I've perused the usual sources trying to match it up including Sarge Booker's lenghty topic, 1902 - 1920 Army of the United States chevrons, but have yet to identify it.

 

Time for the Great War Wizards to get involved.....

 

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What type of specialist rank is he wearing?

 

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Rakkasan187

I don't have my Emerson Chevron book available here at the house, it's in my office but when I go to work in the morning I will see if I can try to ID it..

 

Best regards.. 

 

Hope you are doing well

 

Leigh 

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Salvage Sailor

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That's about as good as this gets without distoring the image

 

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Rakkasan187

I looked through Emerson's Chevron book and I could not find anything that looks similar to that shape. It could be Gas Service?? Catalog # 294 in Emerson's book but this is just a guess and we are no closer to finding out what it is with just a guess..

 

To cite Emerson: "...Although the war Department di not authorize this chevron, it was commonly worn by Gas Service PFCs in France and issued by the AEF Quartermaster".

 

Sorry I couldn't help more.. I will continue to search and ask around

 

Leigh

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Salvage Sailor

Thanks Leigh, 

 

I also scanned through Emerson and came up empty.

 

Aloha

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  • 10 months later...

Could be one of the CAC specialists patches as well.  A clearer closeup might help, but limited by scanning capability/DPI probably. 

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I also looked through Dion Williams early work titled "Army and Navy Uniforms and Insignia" but nothing jumped out at me. 

The fellows hat cord is very light and might be a clue to his branch. Perhaps Finance or Quartermaster?

Kim

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