The left bottom photograph shows the stripe pattern employed to indicate continuous overseas service. Each stripe signifies six months of service. below it is an enlistment stripe. One stripe indicates three years of service.

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For the first time I have seen "History" at close quarters,and I know that its actual process is very different from what is presented to Posterity. - WWI General Max Hoffman.

I'm the "Confederate with a pipe"!! LOL