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How prevalent were 1st Sgt.'s wearing only their Diamond? You see it a lot at events. Until recently I had never seen a picture of a 1st Sgt. doing it. Is it one of those things where one picture speaks for 1,000's of reenactors doing it?
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Timothy Hallman
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Re: 1st Sgt. Insignia
Check out the first sergeant here: https://www.loc.gov/resource/cwpb.03665/
It seems a fairly common practice later in the war. That, and not wearing chevrons or trowser stripes at all. Military Images had a whole article with examples a few years back, including reduced corporal stripes. Unlike reduced insignia for officers, though, I don't think it ever gained official authorization, and the latter appears in many more variations than the one authorized...Michael A. Schaffner -
Re: 1st Sgt. Insignia
Thank you for the link!Timothy Hallman
Trans-Miss Hellcat
"What does the Bully 4th say?”
“HIT EM AGAIN! HIT EM AGAIN! HIT EM AGAIN!”
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