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Title: WW2 Enlisted Insignia Meaning
Post by: DREDger on October 13, 2010, 09:52:18 AM

I’ve noticed in pictures that some army enlisted men had a ‘T’ below the chevrons on their upper arm rank insignia.

I always thought that T stood for ‘Translator’, but someone told me it stood for ‘Technician’.

Anyone know that answer to that one?

Title: Re: WW2 Enlisted Insignia Meaning
Post by: JHerne on October 13, 2010, 10:41:29 AM

It's Technician.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_II

Title: Re: WW2 Enlisted Insignia Meaning
Post by: FiLtH on October 13, 2010, 02:38:35 PM

  We had Tech Sgts when I was in the Air Force. Not sure if that rank still exists, but it was probably carried over from that. No T was on the insignia then.

Title: Re: WW2 Enlisted Insignia Meaning
Post by: Shifty on October 13, 2010, 03:15:19 PM

Tech Sgts still exsist in the USAF. It has nothing to do with technical training or AFSC/MOS. It's a normal NCO rank.

Title: Re: WW2 Enlisted Insignia Meaning
Post by: Dr_Death8 on October 13, 2010, 03:49:39 PM

US Army used to have them in the E-4 and E-5 ranges (Specialist/ Corporal/ Sergeant). Think if I remember right, didn't they replace them with the specialist insignia with the chevrons?