U.S. Army Symbolism

serf

February 03, 2018 12:50

What do The Chevrons and Bars mean on a sleeve of A General Officer In WWII?

Thanks Serf

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  mark christian

  February 03, 2018 13:03

  The bars signify six months service overseas during WWII while the chevrons signify 6 months overseas service during WWI. Photograph's of George Patton in his dress uniform have these symbols on the sleeve.

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  serf

  February 03, 2018 15:07

  quote:Originally posted by mark christian
  The bars signify six months service overseas during WWII while the chevrons signify 6 months overseas service during WWI. Photograph's of George Patton in his dress uniform have these symbols on the sleeve.
  
  
  Thanks! On a similar ancient vein, did you know stars (pentagram) were on Washington'sir name shield in England and The Chevron was on Stafford's sir name Shield also? These symbols have crossed over into The U.S.Miltary among others across the world in my estimation.
  
  serf
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Washington_family
  
  http://www.englishgathering.co.uk/clan_info.asp?clanID=55866&clanletter=V

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  11b6r

  February 03, 2018 17:52

  FWIW, the chevron is one of the earliest marks in heraldry- if you go back to Sparta, the Spartans used a chevron on their shields. It was a capital letter lambda.

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