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Upon being discharged from service, the uniform could be worn for a maximum of three months without the red discharge chevron.Each discharged soldier was issued with three discharge chevrons.Army concerning the red discharge chevron, which I believe was adopted early in 1919. Thus far, I’ve been unable to locate any specific General Orders either from the War Department or from the U.S. Note that the red discharge chevron can just be seen on the sergeant’s left sleeve. 01: This portrait, titled The Patriot by the great American artist Andrew Wyeth depicts AEF veteran, Sergeant Ralph Cline of the 64 th Infantry Regiment, 7 th Division. As always all forum members are encouraged to add to, question, or correct any aspect of this post. Army insignia from the World War I (WW I) era, there is much to say about the simple red chevron, which is often referred to as a ‘Discharge Stripe’ or ‘Honorable Discharge Stripe’.Īs usual, I’ve punctuated the images of the discharge chevron with relevant photos of various AEF shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) to add some color and to increase the overall interest of what might otherwise be described as a somewhat mundane post. Despite the fact that it’s arguably the most common and least desired U.S. Marine Corps personnel after they had been mustered out of service hardly seems to warrant a post of its own, let alone one of this scale. The humble red Discharge Chevron whose purpose was to identify Army and U.S.
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