Technician fifth grade

Technician fifth grade
Technician fifth grade;
	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.

[herald-1] "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.

[histnco-2] 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.

[3] 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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