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Mar 22, 2017
03/17
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Herbert Booker
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U.S. Navy rank marks.
Topics: Admiral, Vice Admiral, Rear Admiral, Commodore, Captain, Commander, Lieutenant Commander,...
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Dec 28, 2016
12/16
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Herbert Booker
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Cuff rank insignia stripes and shoulder rank marks and collar brass.
Topics: Ensign, Lieutenant Junior Grade, Lieutenant Senior Grade, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain,...
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Nov 29, 2016
11/16
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Herbert Booker
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Flag rank officers of the U.S. Navy start with one star for Commodore, two stars for Rear Admiral, three stars for Vice Admiral, four stars for Admiral and four stars and two anchors for Admiral of the Navy George Dewey. At the end of World War Two the rank of Fleet Admiral was created for five admirals and it was five stars forming a pentagon. These pictures were drawn by hand by Herbert Booker, a retired insignia artist.
Topics: Commodore, Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, Admiral, Admiral of the Navy, Civil Engineer Corps, Medical...
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Sep 21, 2015
09/15
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Herbert Booker
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Rank marks and insignia of commissioned and warrant officers and enlisted personnel of the United States Coast Guard.
Topics: United States Coast Guard, U.S.C.G. Rank Marks, U.S.C.G. Insignia, Admiral, Vice Admiral, Rear...
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Jan 6, 2016
01/16
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Herbert Booker
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One could tell branch and rank insignia by the the gold stripes on the collars, trousers, rank straps, cap device, etc. In 1869 the various cap devices for the line officers and branches was replaced by a small eagle atop a large U.S. shield with over crossed anchor, later the eagle was increased in size remained almost the same except in the early 1940s the eagle changed with looking to the opposite direction.
Topics: Line Officers, Medical Department, Paymaster Department, U.S.Navy, United States Navy, Chaplains,...
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Dec 12, 2017
12/17
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Herbert Booker
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Headgear of the United States Navy in World War One.
Topics: C.P.O., Chief Petty Officer, Ensign to Lieutenant Commander, Massachusetts Naval Militia, Commander...
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Sep 3, 2016
09/16
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Herbert Booker
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Twenty years ago I illustrated these rank mores from the actual insignia to show those worn by Admiral of the Navy George Dewey to the Fleet Admiral rank created toward the end of the Second World War for Halsey, King, Leahy and Nimitz between 1944 and 1945. Photographs were looked at for detail as well as actual rank marks (shoulder boards).
Topics: Admiral of the Navy George Dewey, Fleet Admiral, Admiral, Vice Admiral, Rear Admiral, Commodore,...
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May 13, 2019
05/19
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Herbert Booker
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Union Navy Embroidered Cap Badges of Assistant Surgeons, Boatswains, Carpenters, etc.
Topics: Boatswain, Carpenter, Gunner, Master's Mates, Midshipmen, Passed Midshipmen, Sailmaker, Chaplain,...
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Apr 24, 2019
04/19
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Herbert Booker
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Rank marks, often called shoulder boards, worn by army and navy officers in the First World War from 1914 to 1918.
Topics: Heriberto Beaucaire, Rank Marks, Royal Navy, Sub-Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Lieutenant-Commander,...
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May 23, 2019
05/19
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Herbert Booker
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This rank marks commonly referred to as "shoulder boards," were drawn with a drafting pen filled with India ink on velum 300% to 400% larger than actual size. These pictures were based on actual rank marks, believe it or not?
Topics: Rank Marks, Shoulder Boards, Admiral of the Navy, Fleet Admiral, Admiral, Vice Admiral, Rear...
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Mar 15, 2016
03/16
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Herbert Booker
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Rank Marks have been worn since 1898 to the present, before 1898 naval officers wore rank straps similar to the U.S. Army rank straps.
Topics: Admiral, ADM, Vice Admiral, VADM, Rear Admiral, RADM, Commodore, Captain, Commander, Lieutenant...
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May 3, 2016
05/16
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Herbert Booker
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A small booklet in colour of the uniforms and insignia of the United States Navy, U.S. Navy Reserve, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S.C.G. Reserve, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in the Second World War.
Topics: 1944 A Guide to U.S. Navy Insignia, Badges and Insignia, World War Two, WW2, WWII, Second World...
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Mar 12, 2016
03/16
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Herbert Booker
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"How to tell the rank of any member of our armed forces."
Topics: United States Navy, Admiral, Vice Admiral, Rear Admiral, Commodore, Captain, Commander, Lieutenant...
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Sep 17, 2015
09/15
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Herbert Booker
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Gold and silver-wire bullion embroidered branch and rank insignia attached to the high collar coats worn by officers of the United States Navy from 1881 to 1917. The coats and trousers were navy blue with black mohair trim in the fashion of the United States Military Academy cadet service uniform. These uniforms also came in all white with white mohair trip for wear in hot climates like the Canal Zone, Cuba, the Philippines and Puerto Rico, rank was also wore in stripes on the lower sleeves...
Topics: Admiral of the Navy, Admiral, Vice Admiral, Rear Admiral, Commodore, Captain, Commander, Lieutenant...
