Right on about no bad lookers among the WMs at Harrison St. I was there for a few months with the Escort Detail in 1951. Maj.Gen. Noble was CG. San Francisco was a first class liberty town back then.
Gunny Rousseau:
Exactly right about the changes to the rank structure. When I reported to my first duty at MB Portsmouth, NH in ‘46, the SNCOs had both types of chevrons. We differ on the Battle Jacket. I thought it looked sloppy. It was comfortable though and the bloused bulge was convenient for stashing cigarettes and other goodies such as half or full pints of refreshments. This picture was taken at the Portsmouth train station in 1947. Two of us were leaving for Pendleton. I’m the ‘Feather Merchant’ on the left. Notice my belt buckle, we no longer had the leather belts. It was a sad day when we lost them.
On a personal level. Were you in 6th Mar. at Pendleton between 1947 and 1949?
P. Santiago
GySgt. (Ret)