U. S. Army Medal, Badges and Insignia

U. S. Army Medal, Badges and Insignia
Author: Col Frank C Foster
Publisher: Moa Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2019-08-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781884452628

A Complete Guide for you! - How to Identify Veterans' Medals - How to Obtain Veterans' Medals - How to Display Veterans' Medals Features complete full color plates of all Army Decorations, Medals, Ribbons, Badges, and Insignia with all criteria. Full color precedence chart for all US Army awards and ribbons with devices. Shows insignia and ribbon placement on uniforms for WW II, Korea, Vietnam and present Pictures, criteria, and specifications of "all" Army skill and specialty badges. Details on how to claim your or your family's medals. Chronological display of Army rank and branch insignia from 1941 to present. Commonly awarded foreign medals and ribbons shown in color with details. All WW II, Korea, Vietnam, Liberation of Kuwait and State Command major unit Shoulder Sleeve insignia in full color. "The most complete reference ever published for all U.S. Army Medals and Insignia...in a class by itself!" "A must have book for military personnel, veterans and students of Army history." "The best Army military awards book every published, a fivestar production!" "The best book bang for the buck in the past ten years...worth twice the price!"

The Decorations, Medals, Ribbons, Badges and Insignia of the United States Army

The Decorations, Medals, Ribbons, Badges and Insignia of the United States Army
Author: Frank C. Foster
Publisher: Medals of America Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Military decorations
ISBN: 9781884452567

The most complete guide to United States Army medals, ribbons, rank, insignia, and patches from WW II to the present day. Each medal and insignia shown in full color. Includes listing of respective criteria and campaigns.

Encyclopedia of United States Army Insignia and Uniforms

Encyclopedia of United States Army Insignia and Uniforms
Author: William K. Emerson
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 708
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780806126227

army branches - infantry, artillery, cavalry, and engineers - as well as the service and support branches comprising doctors and nurses, chaplains, musicians, quartermasters, military police, and the many others who have made up the U.S. Army. Insignia worn by all soldiers, such as eagles, devices with the letters US, and other letters and numbers, are also described and illustrated. Historians, military collectors, military reenactors, antique dealers and collectors,

U.S. Army Heraldic Crests

U.S. Army Heraldic Crests
Author: Barry Jason Stein
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Total Pages: 646
Release: 1993
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780872499638

A comprehensive guide to the authorized unit insignia from the American Revolution through the Persian Gulf War.

United States Army Cap Insignia 1902-1975

United States Army Cap Insignia 1902-1975
Author: Michael F. Tucker
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2021-03-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 1636612970

United States Army Cap Insignia 1902-1975 By: Michael F. Tucker America was entering a new century. Fresh from defeating Spain in the Spanish-American War, the young country was assuming its new position in the old world order. Filled with confidence and economic strength, the United Sates looked towards the future with the many opportunities and changes presented to it and its people. These changes also applied to the United States Army and its uniforms, in particular, the uniform cap and its insignia. Presented here are those changes in US Army cap insignia during the twentieth century. Shown in photographs and words drawn from US Government and US Army archives, with dimensions and close‑up images of insignia, a thorough history can now be revealed!

U. S. Army Insignia

U. S. Army Insignia
Author: Pierre Besnard
Publisher: Militaria Guides
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-07-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 9782352503002

Towards the end of the Great War, the United States Army started to distinguish its units with cloth shoulder insignia. From 1941, due to the terrific expansion of its numbers, these multicolored shoulder patches became more numerous and contributed to the spirit of the new units. This guide illustrates in full color the insignia worn by Army units, in Europe, Asia, and the Pacific, together with a brief history and the main variations.

American Military Insignia, 1800-1851

American Military Insignia, 1800-1851
Author: J. Duncan Campbell
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2019-11-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

In 'American Military Insignia, 1800-1851', J. Duncan Campbell provides readers with a detailed catalog of the Army of the United States' insignia, other than buttons, epaulets, and horse furniture, from the National Collections during the period 1800-1851. Campbell's scholarly work draws on uniform regulations, ordnance regulations, and records in the National Archives to provide an accurate and informative account. The unique W. Stokes Kirk Collection, which includes rare firearms, powder flasks, insignia, epaulets, military caps, and the like, is a standout feature of this catalog. Campbell acknowledges that although this catalog is not intended to be a definitive study, it provides a representative chronological cross-section of typical designs and variations of insignia worn by the uniformed or "volunteer" militia. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of American military insignia.

United States Military Patch Guide

United States Military Patch Guide
Author: J. L. Pete Morgan
Publisher: Moa Press
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2015
Genre: United States
ISBN: 9781884452376

The world's most complete illustrated color guide and reference on United States Military Patches (Shoulder Sleeve Insignia). Covers World war I, World war II, Vietnam, Kuwait, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq to present. Over 4,400 Military Patches in color for the Army, Marines, Army Air Force, Navy and Special Forces. Grouped by service from Armies to Regiments, from Airborne to Armor, from Infantry to Artillery all of the services are covered. With way over 4,000 different full color military patches the guide provides the most complete and detailed reference of United States Military unit identification patches in the world. All three smaller earlier editions of this guide have sold out and have become valuable collectors items and treasured references for veterans, collectors and historians.