The T/5 insignia of a letter "T" below two chevrons.
Country
United States
Service branch
United States Army
Abbreviation
T/5 or Tec 5
Rank group
Enlisted
Pay grade
5th Grade
Formation
26 January 1942
Abolished
1 August 1948
Next higher rank
Technician fourth grade
Next lower rank
Private first class
Equivalent ranks
Corporal
Technician fifth grade (abbreviated T/5 or Tec 5) was a rank of the United States Army from 1942 to 1948.[1] The rank was created to recognize enlisted soldiers with special technical skills, but who were not trained as combat leaders.[2][3]
^"History of Enlisted Ranks". The Institute of Heraldry. United States Department of the Army. Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
^Hogan, David W.; Fisch, Arnold G.; Wright, Robert K., eds. (2009). The Story of the Noncommissoned Officer Corps. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. pp. 295–296. ISBN 978-0-16-067869-1.
^United States Department of War (18 January 1944). War Department Technical Manual TM 20–205: Glossary of United States Army Terms. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 279.
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