Identification needed.

[77th Inf. Div.]

Hello, I have this pair of stripes and cannot confirm if they are CCC or something like Army Color Corporal for Artillery?  Any help would be appreciated.

 

 

[Rakkasan187]

Based on William Emerson's book "Chevrons" Illustrated History and Catalog of US Army Insignia", on page 168 this particular design is identified as a Color Sergeant 1902-1920. catalog number 309. There is no information about the Chevrons being made for the Rank of Corporal, but I would suspect that they were made for that rank. 

 

Based on the information in the book:  ".... only Cavalry and Infantry units had these men until the 1907 artillery reorganization."

 

I only have Emerson's older CHEVRON book at the moment in the office. I can reconfirm later this evening with his updated Chevron book, that I have at home.

 

This is a very nice set of Chevrons. 

 

Leigh 

 

 

 

  

[77th Inf. Div.]

Hello Leigh, thank you for the information.  I did find information on Color Sgt, but could find no Corporal version, so had my doubts and decided to ask for help from more informed collectors of Army Chevrons.

 

[Justin B.]

There was no US Army rank of color corporal, but it's always possible that these stripes were for some position in a state guard or militia unit.