World War II Army and Army Air Force Enlisted Rank and Pay.

This video covers the United States Army and Army Air Force seven enlisted ranks and six pay grades from the beginning of the war to changes in 1942 that added three Technicians ranks.
Special Thanks To: Medals of America for providing the medals in this video.
All this information is available in our US Army Medals, badges and Insignia available on Amazon Books.

[OleJoe]

My dad was a Tech 5. He was a medic in The 4th Armored of Patton's Third Army.

[hankm]

Love seeing the Timberwolf patch! My grandfather served in the 104th Timberwolf Division. 414th Regiment Cannon Company Henry G. Manson Jr

[Cheneyjoan]

Thank you! These videos are helping me reconstruct my father-in-law's service in WWII. He was a tech 3, promoted to T-4. He set up and maintained telephone systems in the field. T-4 put him in charge of a crew.

[jaredevildog]

Another great video sir. Much appreciated.

[christheCTguy]

thanks for the video . mybe in time you cud
do a video of civil air patrol ranks as senor member and
cadets as well be nice for others to see this to .

[richardsnow]

Most interesting and appreciated Colonel thanks

[secondhandlyon]

My grandfather was a T4. When I was a kid I had no idea what that was.

[wilfredosoto]

The PFC rank insignia of WWII and the PV2 of today were called “skeeter wings” for mosquito wings. I enlisted as a PV2 because I had earned the General Billy Mitchell award from the Civil Air Patrol (US Air Force Auxiliary) as a CAP Cadet and was a C/1LT. So, when I received my uniform issue, I also received 8 PV2 rank insignia. Being the son of a retired Army MSG, I knew how to wear my uniform and rank insignia, so, I put them on. When my Drill Sergeant saw me he growled, “Why are you wearing Skeeter wings, Private?” So, I told him why. He asked me to show him my ID card and I did, it said E-2/PV2. He just growled, “Carry on, (@&$#&@&)! 😂😂😂

[alangriffith]

Can you please make a video of WW1 uniforms, ranks, medals etc?

[colonial]

When I was in college in the mid 1960s, my dad gave me a spending allowance of $1 per day. "That's what I got when I entered the army and it was good enough for me." I worked in the dining hall for extra spending money and was paid the princely sum of 70 cents per meal plus an extra dessert.

[cheesesammich]

Great video, however the background music is very distracting.

[stephenbritton]

Aren't the overseas and service bars worn on the same sleeve now? vs spilt back then.

[fistmedicinedoc]

Those stripes yuou described at the end were explained wrong. Maybe they were right for the past but not for today. The flat stripes are combat stripes and represent every six months of combat service. The angled stripes are service stripes and count for every 3 years you have served. That is how the stripes are awarded today.