NationMaster - Encyclopedia: United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II

The U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia that was used during World War II differs from the current system used today. The color scheme used for the insignia's chevron design was defined as either silver grey on dark blue, olive drab on dark blue, or khaki on dark blue (as seen in the charts below). This scheme of rank insignia was established by War Department Circular No. 303 on 5 August 1920, would see two significant changes, both in 1942, and finally be replaced on 7 July 1948 by Department of the Army Circular No. 202, dated which provided for significant changes in both rank and insignia. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... In military service, an enlisted rank is generally any rating below that of a commissioned officer. ... rank. ... ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... A color scheme is the choice of colors used in design for a range of media. ... A chevron (also spelled cheveron, especially in older documents) is a V-shaped pattern. ... Olive Drab is the color olive shaded green. ... Khaki, in British or European parlance, is a type of light brown fabric with a green tinge, or the color of such fabric. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...

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1920 - 1942

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Specialist

The rank of Private Specialist usually just called a Specialist had the command responsibilities and official insignia of a Private First Class, but also conveyed higher pay depending on the specialty and skill. While the official insignia was just a single chevron, it was not uncommon for commanders to authorize local use of specialist insignia which consisted of one chevron, one to six arcs depending on the pay grade of the specialist (one arc at Grade 6, six arcs at Grade 1) and a specialty symbol often identical to a specialty symbol authorized for use during World War I located between ^[1]

1942 changes

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Technicians

On January 8, 1942, under War Department Circular No. 5, the ranks of Technician Third Grade (T/3), Technician Fourth Grade (T/4), and Technician Fifth Grade (T/5) were created and replaced the existing specialist ranks. Initially, these ranks used the same insignia as the Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, and Corporal, but on September 4, 1942, Change 1 to AR 600-35 added a "T" for "Technician" to the standard chevron design that corresponded with that grade. ^[2] Despite that, as with the Specialists that they replaced, unofficial insignia using a specialty symbol instead of the T were used in some units. A technician was not addressed as one such, but rather as the neighboring rank in its pay grade (T/5 as Corporal; T/4 as Sergeant; T/3 as Sergeant or Staff Sergeant). Officialy a technician did not have the authority to give commands or issue orders. Unofficialy most units treated them as though they were a member of thier neighboring rank. January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Technician Third Grade (abbreviated as Tech 3 or T/3) was a technician grade during World War II under the same pay grade as Staff Sergeant. ... Technician Fourth Grade (abbreviated as Tech 4 or T/4) was a technician grade during World War II under the same pay grade as Sergeant. ... Technician Fifth Grade (abbreviated as Tech 5 or T/5) was a technician grade during World War II under the same pay grade as Corporal. ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... A chevron (also spelled cheveron, especially in older documents) is a V-shaped pattern. ...

First Sergeant

On September 22, 1942, in Change 3, AR 600-35, the rank of First Sergeant (1st Sgt.) was increased from 2nd Grade to 1st Grade in pay. The insignia was changed to add third arc to match other the 1st Grade rank, Master Sergeant. ^[2] A hollow lozenge placed in the angle of the chevrons has been the distinguishing indicator of a First Sergeant in the U.S. Army since 1847. September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... First Sergeant is the name of a military rank used in some countries. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Pay grades

In 1902, the pay grade system was modified as to be numbered in reverse order. During WWII, "1st Grade" signified the highest enlisted grade (First Sergeant) and downward from there with "7th Grade" indicating the lowest (Private). In 1948, the pay grades were reversed back to the original system with "1st Grade" being the lowest enlisted grade. Starting in 1951, an "E" —which stands for "Enlisted"— was used to represent a pay grade. 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... // PAY GRADE In the United States Military, a Pay Grade is the rate at which all military members receive their basic pay. ... First Sergeant is the name of a military rank used in some countries. ... A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... In military service, an enlisted rank is generally any rating below that of a commissioned officer. ...

Abbreviations

As seen in the comparative chart below, the U.S. Army ranks during World War II were not abbreviated the same as they currently are today having all letters capitalized. Rather, only the first letter was capitalized, followed by the rest of the abbreviated word and a full stop to indicate it as being an abbreviation. In some cases, two or more letters were capitalized with a slash mark after the first letter to indicate there were more than one word in the full title of the rank. See the comparative chart below. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For any word written in a language with whose alphabet or alphabet equivalent has two cases, such as those using the Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, or Armenian alphabet, capitalization is the writing of that word with its first letter in majuscules (uppercase) and the remaining letters in minuscules (lowercase). ... A full stop or period (sometimes stop, full point or dot), is the punctuation mark commonly placed at the end of several different types of sentences in English and several other languages. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Look up Rank in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Generally, rank is a system of hierarchy used to classify like things. ...

Comparative chart

A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ... A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ... A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ... US Military In the U.S. Army, Private First Class is the third lowest enlisted rank, just above Private and below Corporal or Specialist. ... US Military In the U.S. Army, Private First Class is the third lowest enlisted rank, just above Private and below Corporal or Specialist. ... US Military In the U.S. Army, Private First Class is the third lowest enlisted rank, just above Private and below Corporal or Specialist. ... Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries, police forces or other uniformed organizations around the world. ... Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries, police forces or other uniformed organizations around the world. ... Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries, police forces or other uniformed organizations around the world. ... Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organisations around the world. ... Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organisations around the world. ... Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organisations around the world. ... United States Military Staff Sergeant insignia (U.S. Air Force) Staff Sergeant is the fifth enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, just above Senior Airman and below Technical Sergeant. ... United States Military Staff Sergeant insignia (U.S. Air Force) Staff Sergeant is the fifth enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, just above Senior Airman and below Technical Sergeant. ... United States Military Staff Sergeant insignia (U.S. Air Force) Staff Sergeant is the fifth enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, just above Senior Airman and below Technical Sergeant. ... First Sergeant is the name of a military rank used in some countries. ... First Sergeant is the name of a military rank used in some countries. ... First Sergeant is the name of a military rank used in some countries. ... United States Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Marine Corps Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Army Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Air Force A Master Sergeant is: the eighth enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, just above Gunnery Sergeant, below Master Gunnery Sergeant, Sergeant Major, and Sergeant Major of... United States Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Marine Corps Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Army Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Air Force A Master Sergeant is: the eighth enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, just above Gunnery Sergeant, below Master Gunnery Sergeant, Sergeant Major, and Sergeant Major of... United States Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Marine Corps Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Army Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Air Force A Master Sergeant is: the eighth enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, just above Gunnery Sergeant, below Master Gunnery Sergeant, Sergeant Major, and Sergeant Major of...

Reconstruction

The Technician ranks were removed from the rank system as well as Technical Sergeant being renamed Sergeant First Class in 1948 followed by further reconstruction in 1951 and 1955. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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1920 - 1942

Specialist

1942 changes

Technicians

First Sergeant

Pay grades

Abbreviations

Comparative chart

Reconstruction

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Specialist

1942 changes

Technicians

First Sergeant

Pay grades

Abbreviations

Comparative chart

Reconstruction

References

Sources

See also

1920 - 1942