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U.S. Navy Officers Rank and Corps Insignia, World War II. Commissioned Officers. The U.S. Navy Uniform Regulations of 1941, 1 which governed navy uniforms during the war, provided several ways of indicating an officer's rank and corps.
- USN Ww2 Enlisted Ratings
The pages on US Navy World War II enlisted ratings and...
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U.S. Navy World War II Enlisted Rates: Seaman Branch ....
- USN Ww2 Enlisted Ratings
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.
U.S. Navy World War II Enlisted Rates: Seaman Branch . Seaman Branch rating badges were the ony ones worn on the right sleeve, all other branches were worn on the left.
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.
WWII U.S. Navy Enlisted Ranks and Department Descriptions. 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 primary means of rank, rating, and experience identification in the United States Navy during World War II was dependent on uniform and rank insignia found on the upper arm and the cuffs.
