Rank

Click on any of the rank titles to learn more about that particular rank. All links will open in this window. To open links in a new window press CTRL while you click the link. Under the ranks are the monthly pay rates during WWII.

1920 - 1942

Grade 1	Grade 2		Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6	Grade 7
							No Insignia
Master Sergeant	First Sergeant	Technical Sergeant	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Private First Class / Specialist	Private
M/Sgt. $138/mo.	1st Sgt. $138/mo.	T/Sgt. $114/mo.	S/Sgt. $96/mo.	Sgt. $78/mo.	Cpl. $66/mo.	Pfc. $54/mo.	Pvt. $50/mo.

1942 Changes

1st Grade		2nd Grade	3rd Grade		4th Grade		5th Grade		6th Grade	7th Grade
										No Insignia
First Sergeant	Master Sergeant	Technical Sergeant	Staff Sergeant	Technician Third Grade	Sergeant	Technician Fourth Grade	Corporal	Technician Fifth Grade	Private First Class	Private
1st Sgt. $138/mo.	M/Sgt. $138/mo.	T/Sgt. $114/mo.	S/Sgt. $96/mo.	T/3. $96/mo.	Sgt. $78/mo.	T/4. $78/mo.	Cpl. $66/mo.	T/5. $66/mo.	Pfc. $54/mo.	Pvt. $50/mo.

United States Army Officer Rank Insignia

Special¹	O-10	O-9	O-8	O-7	O-6	O-5	O-4	O-3	O-2	O-1
General of the Army	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	First Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant
GA	GEN	LTG	MG	BG	COL	LTC	MAJ	CPT	1LT	2LT
¹ Awarded only in times of Congressionally declared war.