Vintage genuine authentic US Army Corporate Stripes / Military Patch

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Vintage genuine authentic US Army Corporate Stripes / Military Patch:
$2.95

Vintage genuine authentic US Army Corporate Stripes

Military Patch / See pictures for as-is / well used condition

T = Technicians
On January 8, 1942, under War Department Circular No. 5, the ranks ofTechnician Third Grade (T/3), Technician Fourth Grade (T/4), and TechnicianFifth Grade (T/5) were created and replaced the existing specialist ranks.Initially, these ranks used the same insignia as the Staff Sergeant, Sergeant,and Corporal, but on September 4, 1942, Change 1 to AR 600-35 added a\"T\" for \"Technician\" to the standard chevron design thatcorresponded with that grade. [2] Despite that, as with the Specialists thatthey replaced, unofficial insignia using a specialty symbol instead of the Twere used in some units. A technician was not addressed as one such, but ratheras the neighboring rank in its pay grade (T/5 as Corporal; T/4 as Sergeant; T/3as Sergeant or Staff Sergeant). Officially a technician did not have theauthority to give commands or issue orders but could under combat conditions beplaced 2nd in command of a squad by a Sergeant