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U.S. Army Drill Sergeants are authorized to wear a campaign hat while in the Army Combat Uniform. First adopted in 1911, the campaign hat was abandoned for drill instructor use during World War II, but readopted in 1964. Army campaign hats are olive green with the Great Seal of the United States centered on the front of the hat on a gold disc.
A straw campaign hat used by California Highway Patrol. Several US state police services and federal agencies [19] [20] wear campaign hats. So common is use of the campaign hat among state police agencies that state troopers are sometimes referred to as "smokey bears" or "smokeys," after Smokey Bear. Campaign hats are also worn by the US Border ...
I want you for U.S. Army : nearest recruiting station / James Montgomery Flagg. 1917. Library of Congress War poster with the famous phrase "I want you for U. S. Army" shows Uncle Sam pointing his finger at the viewer in order to recruit soldiers for the American Army during World War I.
The United States campaigns in World War I began after American entry in the war in early April 1917. The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) served on the Western Front , under General John J. Pershing , and engaged in 13 official military campaigns between 1917 and 1918, for which campaign streamers were designated.
Shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a soldier is assigned. The SSI of some army divisions have become known in popular culture. [1] [2] [3]
Download as PDF; Printable version ... Military hats Pages in category "Military hats" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. ... Campaign hat ...
American Armies And Battlefields in Europe – by Center of Military History-United States Army. 79th Division-Summary of Operations in World War One – by The American Battle Monuments Commission. This article incorporates public domain material from 314th Infantry Regiment. United States Army Institute of Heraldry.
Campaign cords or campaign hat cords are decorations generally worn around a variety of types of serviceman's hats to indicate station, unit, rank or history of service. They are generally used in the military or police services, and mostly in the United States. Hat cords were initially used on campaign hats by the military. They were initially ...