CHEVRON

Description: 1. 0.1(H) X 6.2(L) X 2.4(W). OLIVE DRAB WOOL, WITH 2 EMBROIDERED BLACK STRIPES. HAS WHITE INTERFACING ON BACK. 2. 0.1(H) X 6.5(L) X 3.8(W). OLIVE DRAB WOOL, WITH 3 EMBROIDERED BLACK STRIPES. HAS WHITE INTERFACING ON BACK.

History: THE DONOR OF THIS ARTIFACT, JOHN LLOYD KNIGHT, SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE (ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEVILS BRIGADE) DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. THE FIRST SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE ADOPTED THE INSIGNIA OF THE AMERICAN ARMED FORCES DURING WWII. KNIGHT, ALBEIT A MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN ARMY, WORE US RANK. HE CLAIMED THAT HE WORE RANK ON HIS COVERALLS WHILE SERVING IN SOUTH FRANCE, HOWEVER, HE WAS GENERALLY “STRIPPED TO THE WASTE” AND THE INSIGNIA WAS OFTEN INVISIBLE. IT WAS, ADDITIONALLY, NOT CONSIDERED BENEFICIAL TO DISPLAY ONES RANK IN THE FIELD. SEE RECORD P20000036001-GA FOR DONOR BIOGRAPHY AND BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FSSF.