Show USES OF THE ARMY INSI NA to clear tip the puzzling question 1 an aa to J ju U 1 si at what eliat the various insigne worn wor 11 by returned soldiers ors moan mean tho western department authorities of oe tor for the following explanation i one gold chevron on th the a lower left that the soldier wearing g alit illas has seen six months ac alit me i alv alvo sarv service overseas in tho the I 1 of 11 1 for each additional six months ho additional gold chevron on his left sleeve one ibid eho chevron yron on n the lower right i sleeve of a soldier indicates t that h a t th the 0 A 9 liller idler has been w wounded or gassed in the theatre of operations I 1 it may mean more than one wound I 1 if all tile tho wounds wore were received at tile iho sa mo time but it if the soldier was ded twice at different times and in different engagements he la Is ori entitled titled to wear an all additional gold I 1 chetron che chii yron ion ono bitio blu p clevorn on tho the lower 1 left slee sleeve 0 indicates more than three months and d less than six months 13 service ervice inthe theatre of ono sliver chevron on oil tho the lower left aleo sleeve antl indicates that tho the soldier wearing it has haa seen six months service JA in this country count rk or as ni the war department deportment expressly puts it outside the theatre of 0 operations an additional 41 dional silver chevron Is laan all th cpr every additional 1 six months month s orvice outside the theatre of operations one red or scarlet ch chevron eiron to ho be mornion worn on the loft left sleeve between the tha shoulder and the elbow indicates that t the soldier wearing it has haa been honorably discharged ono one gold star on the lower left that tho the soldier was waa limong si mong I 1 abe farst hundred thousand I 1 t mew kentop t q gp ab abroad road this thin practice la Is nant hoid hy hv the wor war department alo U a pbs bj g orp silver alar ti ri hi vs TP 6 joau alon that taint the tha soldier was monir the farst fifty tt thousand housand men to loin pershing overlean over seaB sean overseas caps roay may be worn byro byre birned troops until they are its harf ed from the firmy sam drowne browne belts the type wo won rp I 1 V ush and much used hv bv Amer Arner lcona lenns in the american olpe enree are prohibited in this country anav hr be worn until demobilization this latter insigne Is to fo be worn on the left sleeve at the shoulder |