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Mah Jongg Tile Set Description
Tile Set Name: ARMY.TIL
Subject: Army Ranks
Created by: Jeff Richardson
Description:
The First 15 tiles represent rank and insignia of commissioned
officers and warrant officers of the United States Army. The
insignia are worn on the shoulder straps or the Army uniform or
on the collar of the uniform shirt. These insignia are sometimes
worn on the helmet or field hat during times of war or for field
dress.
1) General of the Army - Five five-pointed silver stars, all
connected. Not shown is the gold shield on the Army which
is usually above the five stars.
2) General - Four five-pointed silver stars in a line.
3) Lieutenant General - Three five-pointed silver stars in a line.
4) Major General - Two five-pointed silver stars in a line.
5) Brigadier General - One five-pointed silver star.
6) Colonel - A silver American Eagle facing left, with wings
spread, gripping arrows and laurel leaves. There is an
American shield on its breast.
7) Lieutenant Colonel - A sculptured silver oak leaf.
8) Major - A sculptured gold oak leaf.
9) Captain - Two joined bars of silver, 1 inch by 1/4 inch.
10) First Lieutenant - One bar of silver, 1 inch by 1/4 inch.
11) Second Lieutenant - One bar of gold, 1 inch by 1/4 inch.
12) Chief Warrant Officer, W-4 - One bar of red enamel, broken by
two crosswise bars of silver, and framed in silver.
13) Chief Warrant Officer, W-3 - One bar of red enamel, broken by
one crosswise bar of silver, and framer in silver.
14) Chief Warrant Officer, W-2 - One bar of red enamel, broken by
two crosswise bars of gold, and framed in gold.
15) Warrant Officer, W-1 - One bar of red enamel, broken by one
crosswise bar of gold, and framer in gold.
The next 10 tiles are insignia of grade for enlisted men of the
United States Army. The chevrons, arcs, lozenges, and other designs
are in gold on an army green or are in dark blue on a white cloth
for the dress uniform of the Army.
16) Sergeant Major - Three chevrons above, and three arcs below
with a five-pointed star completely encircled by a wreath of
laurel in the center.
17) Chief Master Sergeant - Three chevrons above, and three arcs
below, with a five-pointed star in the center between them.
18) First Sergeant - Three chevrons above, and three arcs below,
with a lozenge or open diamond shape, in the center between them.
19) Master Sergeant - Three chevrons above and three arcs below.
20) Sergeant First Class - Three chevrons above and two arcs below.
21) Staff Sergeant - Three chevrons above and one arc below.
22) Sergeant - Three chevrons, points up.
23) Corporal - Two chevrons, points up.
24) Lance Corporal - One chevron, with one arc below.
25) Private First Class - One chevron, point up.
The next 6 tiles are insignia that are used in the Army to
designate specialist fields. They all have an American Eagle
device in gold on an army green or navy blue background. They are
a good deal smaller than the other insignia of rank.
26) Specialist Nine - The specialist design, with three arcs above
and two chevrons below, pointed down. (No longer authorized.)
27) Specialist Eight - The specialist design, with three arcs above
and one chevron below, pointed down. (No longer authorized.)
29) Specialist Seven - The specialist design, with three arcs above.
30) Specialist Six - The specialist design, with two arcs above.
31) Specialist Five - The specialist design, with one arc above.
32) Specialist Four - The specialist design alone.
The next three tiles are special Army service strips, bars, and
wound chevrons.
33) Overseas Chevrons, World War I, and Wound Chevron - These are
worn on the outside sleeve, near the cuff. They are inverted
chevrons, point down, of gold color on army green. One chevron
is authorized for each wound or for each six months' service in
a theater of operations during World War I.
34) Overseas Service Bars, World War II, and Korean War - These are
worn in the same manner as the above. Each is a gold bar on army
green background. The bar is 1 5/16 inch by 3/16 inch. Each
bar indicates six months' service in a theater of operations.
35) Army Service Strips - Diagonal stripes in gold on an army green
background, worn on the outside sleeve in the uniform. Each
gold strip indicates three years of federal military service,
and they are worn one above the another.
The wild card tiles are represented by the following:
Wild Card Set One
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam
Wild Card Set Two
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
All the above information was gathered from Evans E. Kerrigan's
book "American Badges and Insignia". Copyrighted in 1967 by Evans
E. Kerrigan, The Viking Press, Inc.