- Technician Fourth Grade
Technician Fourth Grade (officially abbreviated as T/4) was one of three technician ranks established on
January 8 ,1942 duringWorld War II . Those who held this rank were often addressed as Sergeant, as they shared the same pay grade. Technicians possessed specialized skills which were rewarded with a higher pay grade. These skills could be directly related to combat, such as a tank driver or combat engineer, or be a support function such as a cook or mechanic. Depending on their function, they might be called upon by an officer to command a group of men in doing a specific task, they werenon-commissioned officer s as were sergeants. Initially they shared the same insignia but onSeptember 4 ,1942 , the three technician ranks were distinguished by a block "T" imprinted below the standard chevrons. Unofficial insignia using a technical specialty symbol instead of the T were used in some units. One notable "Tech" Sergeant wasGeorge Luz .ee also
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Technician Third Grade
*Technician Fifth Grade
*U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II References
* [http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Rank_page/History_of_Enlisted_Ranks.htm History of U.S. Army Enlisted ranks] The Institute of Heraldry
* [http://www.sproe.com/r/rank-enlisted.html Rank, Enlisted, U.S. Army] Saving Private Ryan Online Encyclopedia
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