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From: Sent: To: Subject: Dennis Adams [hardstripe1@comcast.net] Monday, April 09, 2012 4:34 PM 'bemerson' RE: Reference Materials
haveanofficialdrawingforthesearmbandssincethebrassardsappearedintheregs.Isuggestyouwrite themandaskforcopiesofdrawingsoftheversionsIcite.StartinginApril1957thearmychangedregulationsso
thatactingNCOsofcasualgroups,aswellasthoseintrainingactivities,wouldwearbrassardswherefrequent personnelchangemaketheregular(chevrons)impractical.[seeChanges3,AR624200,April12,1957.] OfcourseatmanyofthetrainingfacilitiesandNCOacademiestheymadetheirown.IhaveacompletesetofNCO brassardsclearuptofirstsergeantthatwereusedatFt.SillsOCSin1960.Theseareonaredbackgroundandhavethe ranksstenciledinyellow,thechevronsslightlylargerthantheold2inchchevronsfromthetimeofthestartofthe Koreanwar. Hopethishelps. BillEmerson
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From: Dennis Adams [mailto:hardstripe1@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 5:42 PM To: bill@emersoninsignia.net Subject: Reference Materials
Hibill, IamlookingforcertainreferencesforanarticleIamwritingonActingNCObrassardsfromWWIItoPresent.Ihave actingcorporalandsergeantbrassardsfromtheWWIIandafterera(ODWoolstripesonDarkBluewoolbrassard)and thecurrenttypeadoptedinthe1950sandstillused(Armydressbluechevronssewntothebrassard).Ialsohaveone thatisa19481951noncombatantsergeantsewntoastripofOGCanvas. Myquestionis;Werebrassardsproducedondarkbluewoolusingthe19481951and19511958chevrons?Iamtrying tofindarmyuniformregsfromtheseperiodsandsofarhavebeenthwarted.(19481957) DaveKaufmansuggestedIsendyouanemail.Irecentlysubmittedandarticlecoveringhelmetlinerrankdecalstohim. Iplananarticleonthebrassardsandamjustlayingthegroundworkonanarticleaboutmetalchevronsforcollars,etc. Also,IheardthroughthecollectorsgrapevinethatyouarewritingarevisededitionofyourbookChevrons.Ialsoheard youwerelookingforsomeonetoproofreadthedraft. Iamachevroncollectorandtechnicalwriterbyprofessionandwouldbegladtohelp. Thanks. DennisAdams