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The United States Army ' s enlisted rank insignia that was used during World War I differs from the current system. The color scheme used for the insignia's chevron was olive drab for field use uniforms or one of several colors (depending on the corps) on dress uniforms. The chevron system used by enlisted men during World War I came into being in 1895, and was changed to a different system in 1919. Specification 760, which was dated May 31, 1905 contained 45 different enlisted insignia that varied designs and titles by different corps of the army. General Order Number 169, which was enacted on August 14, 1907, created an even larger variety of enlisted rank insignia. Pay grades were not yet in use by the U.S. Army. The pay system identified the job assignment of the soldier. By the end of World War I, the system contained 128 different insignia designs.[1]
Field service rank insignia
Other rank insignia
Other ranks and pay grades that held distinctive insignia not shown here included:
Cavalry
Chief trumpeter
Principal musician
First sergeant
Infantry
Chief musician
Battalion sergeant major
Color sergeant
Principal musician
First sergeant
Drum major
Coast artillery corps
Chief trumpeter
Principal musician
First sergeant
Drum major
Sergeant
Company quartermaster sergeant
Corporal
Lance corporal
Fireman
Cook
Casemate electrician
Observer first class
Observer second class
Plotter
Chief planter - mine company
Chief loader - gun or mortar company
Gun commander
Gun pointer
First class gunner - gun or mortar company
Second class gunner - gun or mortar company
First class gunner - mine company
Second class gunner - mine company
Mechanic
Field artillery
Regimental sergeant major
Regimental quartermaster sergeant
Regimental commissary sergeant
Chief musician
Battalion sergeant major
Color sergeant
Chief trumpeter
Principal musician
Company quartermaster sergeant
Stable sergeant
Corporal
Lance corporal
Cook
Chief mechanic
Mechanic
First class gunner
Second class gunner
Farrier
Saddler
Signal corps
Master signal electrician
Sergeant first class
Sergeant
Corporal
Engineer corps
Master engineer senior grade
Master engineer junior grade
Master sergeant
Medical department
Sergeant first class
Sergeant
Corporal
Lance corporal
Private
Ordnance department
Sergeant
Corporal
Lance corporal
First class private
Post non-commission staff
Bandleader
Assistant bandleader
Sergeant drum major
Sergeant bugler
Bugler corporal
Bugler
Master hospital sergeant - medical dept.
Hospital sergeant - medical dept.
Farrier - medical dept.
Master engineer senior grade - engineer corps
Master engineer junior grade - engineer corps
Sergeant 1st class - engineer corps
Battalion supply sergeant - engineer corps
Master signal electrician
Sergeant 1st class - signal corps
Sergeant - signal corps
Corporal - signal corps
Ordnance sergeant
Sergeant 1st class - ordnance dept.
Quartermaster sergeant senior grade
Quartermaster sergeant - quartermaster corps
Sergeant 1st class - quartermaster corps
Sergeant - quartermaster corps
Corporal - quartermaster corps
Assistant engineer - coastal artillery corps
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