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Hat insignia:
above-described
eagle,1 ¾ “ overall height, gold colored metal |
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Hat insignia:
disc-mounted
eagle, somewhat smaller than the one for officers
. |
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Garrison cap: black-gold edge braid
(black-silver for warrant officers),rank insignia on left front
. |
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Garrison
cap: green-yellow edge braid |
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Shoulder straps: 3” length, parallel
with the sleeve seam, later replaced by shoulder loops,
. |
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- |
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Collar insignia: U.S. device on
each collar lapel and Pallas Athene symbol (or sometimes a special Army
Corps device) on each lapel flap
. |
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Collar insignia: disc-mounted
U.S on right collar lapel and disc-mounted Pallas Athene symbol (or sometimes
a
special Army Corps device) on left collar lapel |
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Rank insignia:
worn
on shoulder straps or loops of of overcoats, jackets, coats, and shirts
(bars, leaves and eagles for commissioned officers same as Army officers
of corresponding grade - see plate above) |
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Rank Insignia: Auxiliaries who hold
a grade wore the same insignia as Army noncommissioned officers of equal
rank on sleeve - see plate under rank insignia,
additionally green-yellow patch with letters WAAC placed below
the chevron (Aug 1942 until July 1943 only)
. |
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Sleeve braid: three inches above
the bottom of sleeve cuff (like Army officers)
. |
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- |
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Uniform: private purchase, often
tailor-made
. |
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Uniform: Quartermaster
issue |
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Uniform cloth: better
quality fabric (barathea cloth for winter uniform/ tropical worsted wool
for summer uniform) |
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Uniform Cloth: covert wool for winter
uniform/cotton twill for summer uniform. (Tropical worsted uniforms for
enlisted available as optional off-duty wear in mid 1944)
. |
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Uniform color: winter uniform in
dark olive drab color, allowed to wear light-shade drab ("pink") skirts
to dark olive drab winter tunic
. |
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Uniform color: winter
uniform in olive drab color |