Army Ques.......Whats a T/5 ARMY mean..

[maverick2112]

This is on a friend of the familys burial records..........Can someone tell me what it means???

 

[djv]

There was a ranking in the Army Spec -5. Could be they added a Tech-5. Unless the T/5 has something to do with 5th army. Is that all it has is T/5. Do you know if he was in a Tank Company. It might mean Tank?? 5th Army. But it all seems to short. The military just loves haveing very long ID's. Like Sergent 1st classe, John Doe, 1st Platoon, Company A, 5th Army Division. Ft Lenard Wood Missouri. USA

 

[maverick2112]

Just lists his name dob....dod.....and t-5 Army...........He was buried in a veterans cemetary...........

 

[loudog]

The rank insignia for the U.S. Army in World War II were modified on January 8th, 1942 with the addition of the ranks of Technician 3rd Class (T/3), Technician 4th Class (T/4) and Technician 5th Class (T/5). On September 4th, 1942 a "T" was added to the standard chevron designs for these new grades. Although they wore chevrons similar to corporals and sergeants, technicians had no command authority or duties, and could not issue orders to regular sergeants, corporals or privates. The technician grades were deleted in 1948.
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I belive a T/5 ranking is equivilant to todays corporal. The Techs usually had some specialized training or eduaction...todays army now shows no distinction.

 

[maverick2112]

I wonder if there is any way to find out how long he served, when,kind of training etc.etc.etc..............This is actually a friends father he never knew. His mother has passed and the only info he has is his name and what he found on the burial records. Surely the Army keeps these records but getting them is another matter.

 

[loudog]

That would require the request of a dd214, which one would have to contact tha army for. I think you would need his social security number for that.

 

[maverick2112]

He has his SS#...........To contact the Army. Shoud he just go to the Us Army website???

 

[marine]

Have him contact his state's VA Department. They may be able to help him. Otherwise I would suggest heading down to the Army recruiting office near him and asking for assistance in tracking down the records.

They SHOULD be helpful enough to point him in the right direction as to what buildings to call and who to track down.

 

[maverick2112]

Now he does'nt know if he was in the Air Force or the Army.............he has a picture of him and it says..


452nd Motor Vehicle
Squadron, 452nd Bomb Wing (L).

Anyone know what this means. He found out he was in Japan in WWII................

 

[loudog]

The Army does have their own aviation. And, you said earlier the records stated t-5 Army.