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    Posted 12 years ago

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    hulalady56
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    Bought this at the flea market today. I think they are ww2 tech sgt. stripes. They are flat edged, not embroided,1st images are the front(white T), 2nd images are the back (dark T)...any comments?

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    1. scottvez scottvez, 12 years ago
      I believe that they are Technician 4th grade stripes. The order is confusing and doesn't match the pay grade-- Tech 5th grade is same pay grade as a CPL and Tech 3rd grade is the same as a SSG.

      More modern Specialist ranks DID correspond to the grade. A SPEC 4 was an E-4, Spec 5 was an E-5...

      scott
    2. hulalady56 hulalady56, 12 years ago
      are these army or navy?
    3. scottvez scottvez, 12 years ago
      Army.

      scott
    4. pw-collector pw-collector, 12 years ago
      Here is a link showing grades:
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_II
      Dave
    5. hulalady56 hulalady56, 12 years ago
      thanks dave will check it out
    6. brokebrucewayne, 10 years ago
      Technician 5th grade has two stripes above it. This is usarmy

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