Infantry cord on the left shoulder?

SPC Casey Ashfield — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 07:26:12 -0500

I work at a Veteran's nursing home. Which does a phenomenal job honoring veterans of generations past. In the main entry hall way are display cases dedicated to each branch. In the Army case hangs a uniform of a WWII/Korean War infantry soldier. The blue infantry cord is on the left shoulder and the brown braid (French word, can't remember exactly) is on the right. I have always seen and out my blue cord on the right shoulder, with the brown braid going on the opposite side.

Is this correct? I want to make sure I have the correct information about uniforms if a correction is needed.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 21 at 2022 7:29 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 07:29:13 -0500

You are correct. Infantry cord is on the right shoulder

Response by COL Randall C. made Nov 21 at 2022 7:47 AM

COL Randall C. — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 07:47:52 -0500

SPC Casey Ashfield - Those cords are called fourragères (fur-ah-zher) which is derived from the French for "Forage".

Early Infantry Soldiers would use the cord to set snares and catch small animals or even wayward junior officers for the evening meal (they usually didn't eat the officer and instead had them do the set-up and after meal clean-up).

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 21 at 2022 1:09 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:09:11 -0500

When you view old uniforms, they don't go by the wear regulations of today. Some of the regulations for wear didn't exist, others were determined by the commander at the time, some just wore items the Army didn't authorize, like every beret ever before the 1960s.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 21 at 2022 3:49 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:49:40 -0500

Blue on the right

Response by SPC Casey Ashfield made Nov 24 at 2022 1:14 AM

SPC Casey Ashfield — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 01:14:02 -0500

Response by SPC Casey Ashfield made Dec 17 at 2022 4:26 AM

SPC Casey Ashfield — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 04:26:18 -0500

Looks better and correct now. Thanks all.