Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 262, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1918 — How to Distinguish Branch Of Service by Colors Worn [ARTICLE]

How to Distinguish Branch Of Service by Colors Worn

The branch of service to which soldiers belong may be told by their hat cords. The key to the military color scheme follows: Blue —Infantry. Red —Artillery. Yellow —Cavalry. Red and white —Engineering corps. Pink" and white—Signal corps. . Blue with red..iasßel8 —Machine gun corps. Green—Service corps. Orange—Quartermaster’s corps. Plum and black-—Medical corps. Dark red and. black —Ordnance corps. White band without cord—Aviation training corps. Blue and white —Reserve militia and volunteer training corps. Regular army mep are to be distinguished by the plain U. S. on their collars, while members of the National Guard have a small N. G. after the U. 8., and members of the National army a small N. A.