What ranks were World War 2 US soldiers given?

Answer 1

WWII ranks were as follows: Enlisted (non-commissioned officers): E-7 (Grade 7): Private E-6: (Grade 6): Private First Class E-5: (Grade 5): Corporal E-5: (Grade 5): Technician 5th Class E-4: (Grade 4): Sergeant E-4: (Grade 4): Technician 4th Class E-3: (Grade 3): Staff Sergeant E-3: (Grade 3): Technician 3rd Class E-2: (Grade 2): Technical Sergeant E-1: (Grade 1): Master Sergeant E-1: (Grade 1): First Sergeant Officers (commissioned officers): O-1: Second Lieutenant O-2: First Lieutenant O-3: Captain O-4: Major O-5: Lieutenant Colonel O-6: Colonel O-7: Brigadier General O-8: Major General O-9: Lieutenant General O-10: General Special1: General of the Army See this page by me for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_II

Answer 2

The ranks in the US Military then were a lot similar to today, but with minor changes. The rank Sergeant First Class during the war would have been Technical Sergeant, but there were also different grades of Technical Sergeant. The Air Force which had not been created was Army Air Corps, and had similar ranks back then. Today the US Air Force still uses the rank Technicaly Sergeant. Private First Class and Specialist were merged towards Specialist Private,usually called Specialist. Not much else has changed in US Military ranks.