USAAC unauthorized T5 insignia of rank?

[El Bibliotecario]

Is the rank insignia in the attached photo regulation, or an army-navy store item marketed to USAAC EM?

[29navy]

No, it was a legitimate USAAC Corporal pre-WWII rank badge..  Not sure when they actually dropped the winged propeller part.

[patches]

Here you go.

 

 

 

[patches]

Lets add one more topic.

 

 

 

[General Apathy]

On 3/5/2023 at 9:35 PM, El Bibliotecario said:

 

Is the rank insignia in the attached photo regulation, or an army-navy store item marketed to USAAC EM?

 

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Hi, the chevrons were available not so much from an ' Army-Navy ' store but from mail-order Military Equipment Supply Companies.  A page on Chevrons is shown below from one such New York company, the catalog is dated 1941-1942.  Very interesting information can be found in such catalogs. It shows an extra charge of 25 cents is charged for required insignia to be embroidered to chevrons. 

 

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regards lewis.

 

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[General Apathy]

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Hi,  a page of chevrons from another Military Equipment Supply company based in Chicago, 6-1918 .

 

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regards lewis

 

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