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Just wondering if a T-4 is a specific kind of trade. I see a lot of WWII medics who seem to be T-4's...was this one of the T-4 trades?

 

thanks,

 

Rick

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T-4 would be the Tech equivalent of a Sergeant. I've gleaned from my readings that though they were obstensively Technicians, they were still considered Non Comms in some units, while others did not. T-5 was the equivalent of a Corporal, T-4 was the equivalent of a sergeant, and T-3 was the equivalent of a Staff Sergeant... Hope that helps some...

 

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T-4 would be the Tech equivalent of a Sergeant. I've gleaned from my readings that though they were obstensively Technicians, they were still considered Non Comms in some units, while others did not. T-5 was the equivalent of a Corporal, T-4 was the equivalent of a sergeant, and T-3 was the equivalent of a Staff Sergeant... Hope that helps some...

 

Wayne

 

 

Thanks Wayne, that does help. I have some stuff named to a T-4 and he was apparently a medic so that's why I asked, and the more I look at WWII medics, a lot of them seemed to be T-4's so I thought maybe that was a medic rank, or maybe medics had to be at least a T-4 / Sergeant.

 

Any other opinions or comments would be appreciated,

 

thanks again,

 

Rick

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My grandfather was in the army as a Tec 4 in WWII, it's even on his gravestone. He was a mechanic. Appears that the T4 was used by many sergeants with certain "technical" skills.

I found this on the internet:

A Tec 4 was an Army and Air Corp rank in the WWII era. It would be paygrade 4 in any number of technical fields from Aircraft repairman, radio operator or maintenance, radar operator or maintenance, etc.

 

 

Must include medics too.

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My grandfather was in the army as a Tec 4 in WWII, it's even on his gravestone. He was a mechanic. Appears that the T4 was used by many sergeants with certain "technical" skills.

I found this on the internet:

A Tec 4 was an Army and Air Corp rank in the WWII era. It would be paygrade 4 in any number of technical fields from Aircraft repairman, radio operator or maintenance, radar operator or maintenance, etc.

Must include medics too.

 

 

Thanks Dag, that clears up a lot and is sort of what I suspected

 

cheers,

 

Rick

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Garth Thompson

Prior to WW2 the US Army had a series of PFC/Specialist paygrades (1 - 6) to bring certain required specialties into the Army at a low rank but higher pay. The chevrons are a PFC chevron with one through six rockers below it depending on the pay grade. This was simplified during WW2 to the familiar T-3, T-4, T-5 ranks.

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I'm still trying to figure out the progression on all of it myself. My Father in Law was in two medical units during WWII in both the PTO and ETO. I have photos of him as both a Cpl and T5. Apparently he was a Cpl first and then got made T5 before getting out as a Sergeant.

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Just wondering if a T-4 is a specific kind of trade. I see a lot of WWII medics who seem to be T-4's...was this one of the T-4 trades?

 

 

Not a specific kind of trade only.

 

My father was discharged as T4, and I have photos of him both as T4 and T5.

 

My uncle was discharged as corporal. This was grade 5.

 

Both were drafted.

 

My father had about one and a half years at a technical and mechanical university. The uncle had none.

 

My father served on the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 762nd Anti Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion.

 

My uncle served in Battery A, 766th AAA Gun Battalion as Battery Clerk.

 

Both had administrative jobs and ratings. After the war my father had a career as a draftsman working under engineers building Puerto Rico's electrical power grid. The uncle got an administrative job I think as clerk in Puerto Rico's Veteran Administration hospital.

 

What I am trying to say is that it may not be related just to the job or career the individual had when they got in. It had probably as much to do to what the army saw in them after their psychological and physical tests. After they trained these soldiers after their basic training.

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