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Army Buds: 1949
Puerto Rico 1949 - my brother's friends on a night off duty. View full size.
The small chevrons
Were put into use circa 1948 as a cost cutting measure, supposedly implemented by General Omar Bradley. They were very unpopular and switched back to the standard size chevrons in 1951.
WAC stripes
The small stripes worn on sleeves in this photo were originally designed for Women's Army Corps uniforms, but for some strange reason about this time the Army decided to issue them to men. Lasted a while until smarter heads changed it back to "regulation" sized stripes. They do look silly.
The yellow and red patch on the left shoulder is for the Antilles Department; it's been used since for a variety of units in Puerto Rico.
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