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U.S Army enlisted rank insignia reached its greatest complexity in the First World War period. The expansion of new branches and grades caused a proliferation of insignia which taxed the army's supply system and left room for reform, which would come in the grade consolidation of 1920.
The chevron system used by enlisted men during World War I came into being on July 17, 1902, and was changed to a different system in 1919. Specification 760, which was dated May 31, 1905, contained 45 different enlisted insignia that varied designs and titles by different corps of the Army.
Timeline of U.S. Army Enlisted Ranks, 1920 to Present. The following table shows the major changes in US Army enlisted ranks and insignia from the post-World War I reorganization of the enlisted grades in 1920 to the present day.
In the beginning, U.S. Army enlisted rank was indicated by colored epaulets. The use of chevrons came into being in 1821, with the orientation changing over time from point-down to point-up and back again, to the point-down orientation seen in the American Civil War.
The entry of the United States into the First World War had a great effect on the army's structure and insignia. The insignia for Firemen of the Coast Artillery Corps was changed to an arc under a governor. On April 12, 1917, use of the dress blue uniform was suspended. [30]
The War Department still had large stockpiles of World War I insignia when the 1920 changes went into effect. To avoid this stock going to waste, regulations allowed insignia of the old pattern to be used in conjunction with the new grade system.
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The United States Army's enlisted rank insignia that was used during World War I differs from the current system. The color scheme used for the insignia's chevron was olive drab for field use uniforms or one of several colors (depending on the corps) on dress uniforms.
