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ANCArmy Nurse Corps
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Arty.Artillery
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Bn.BattalionBatt.; Btn.
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Bvt.BrevetRewarded rank for gallantry; Ex: Brevet Colonel
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Btry.Battery
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Co.Company
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CSAConfederate States of American; Confederate States Army
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CSMCConfederate States Marine Corps
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CSNConfederate States Navy
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Div.Division
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FAField Artillery
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Gen. Hosp.General Hospital
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Hosp.Hospital
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HQHeadquarters
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Inf.Infantry
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QMQuartermasterReg.; Rgmt.
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Regt.Regiment
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Ret.RetiredPlaced at end of rank/name/branch, in parentheses
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USAUnited States Army
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USAACUnited States Army Air Corps1926-1941; became US Army Air Forces
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USAAFUnited States Army Air Forces1941-1947; became US Air Force
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USAASUnited States Army Air Service1918-1926
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USAFUnited States Air ForceSeptember 1947-present
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USCGUnited States Coast Guard
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USMCUnited States Marine Corps
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USMMUnited States Merchant Marines
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USNUnited States Navy
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WAACWomen's Army Auxiliary Corps
May 1942-July 1943; converted to active duty status WAC
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WACWomen's Army Corps1942-1978
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WASPWomen Air Force Service Pilots1943-1944
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Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service; United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve)
1942-1945
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Links
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National Geographic Style Manual: Military Rankshttps://sites.google.com/a/ngs.org/ngs-style-manual/home/M/military-ranks
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.), 10.15 US Military Titleshttps://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch10/ch10_sec015.htmlThis and Nat'l. Geo. Suggest traditional or civilian abbreviations for "general contexts, including military history," or "it is standard for nonmilitary publications to use forms more familiar to readers."
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US Navy Enlisted Rating Insignia of World War IIhttps://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/usn/usn_ww2_enlisted.html
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Military Ranks: Veterans Employment Toolkitfile:///R:/Libsys/Special%20Collections/8.%20CAWL/Research%20tools/Military%20Abbreviations/Military%20Ranks%20_%20Military%20Structure%20_%20Veterans%20Employment%20Toolkit%20Document.htmlNational Center for PTSD; created April 6, 2012
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Glossary of US Naval Abbreviations`https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/u/us-navy-abbreviations-of-ww2.htmlUS Naval History and Heritage Command; Revised April 1949
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Navy Eliminating 241-Year-Old Rating System in New Enlisted Rank Overhaulhttps://news.usni.org/2016/09/29/navy-eliminating-241-year-old-rating-system-new-enlisted-rank-overhaulUSNI News
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WWII US Navy Enlisted Ranks and Department Descriptionshttps://saconavy.net/history/ranks-and-departments/
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A Chronology of The Air Force Enlisted Chevrons
https://static.dma.mil/usaf/cmsaf50/ChronologyOfTheChevrons.pdf
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US Air Force Enlisted Rank Timeline, 1947-2004
https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/usaf/usaf_enl_chron.html
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