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The pages on US Navy World War II enlisted ratings and insignia are based primarily on the following: US Navy Department, Bureau of Naval Personnel Manual, 1942, revised through 1946, Washington DC, Government Printing Office, 1942-1946.
- USN WW2 Officer Rank and Corps Insignia - Uniform-Reference.Net
Staff officers wore a rank device on the right shirt collar,...
- USN WW2 Officer Rank and Corps Insignia - Uniform-Reference.Net
Staff officers wore a rank device on the right shirt collar, and a metal staff corps device on the left. The rank devices were the same as those used by officers of the army and marine corps, though the navy collar devices were considerably smaller. The pin-on rank insignia were also worn on the garrison cap.
WWII U.S. Navy Enlisted Ranks and Department Descriptions The USN in World War II 1941 – 1945 Ratings in the Navy are divided into branches in accord with the special duties of each: Seaman Branch, Artificer Branch, Artificer branch (Engine Room), Aviation Branch, Special Branch, Specialists, Commissary Branch and Steward’s Branch.
When discussing US Navy Enlisted Ratings, it is important to understand the difference and distinction between the Navy’s use of the words “rate,” “rating,” and “rank.” US Navy enlisted personnel have no rank, only officers do.
The following table shows comparative officer ranks of World War II, with the ranks of Allied powers, the major Axis powers and various other countries and co-belligerents during World War II.
In the chart shown below, each rank insignia denotes a Boatswain, or Bosun, by displaying its rating device between the perched eagle and the chevrons. The Navy separated personnel between the executive branch, which was charged with operating ships, and the line branch, which was the corps branch.
Precedence of rank of officers is shown on the insignia plate between pages 4 and 5, the commodore, a flag officer, ranking between rear admiral and captain. There has been one other change in the precedence of naval personnel above enlisted ranks.
