# Militære grader i den amerikanske hæren under andre verdenskrig

**Militære grader i den amerikanske hæren under andre verdenskrig** viser de militære gradene i United States Army under andre verdenskrig samt tilsvarende norske grader i samme periode.

## Offiserer

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
| *General of the Army* | *General* | *Lieutenant General* | *Major General* | *Brigadier General* |
| n/a | General | Generalløytnant | Generalmajor | n/a |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| *Colonel* | *Lieutenant Colonel* tilltale: *Colonel* | *Major* | *Captain* | *First Lieutenant* tilltale: *Lieutenant* | *Second Lieutenant* tilltale: *Lieutenant* |
| Oberst | Oberstløytnant | Major | Kaptein | Løytnant | Fenrik |

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## Warrant officers

Warrant officer var siden 1918 en befalskategori i United States Army med stilling mellom offiserer og underoffiserer. De omfatted da bare skipsførere, styrmenn og maskinister i kystartilleriets minevesen. Befalskategorien utvided seg betydeligt under krigen og i 1942 omfatted den 40 yrkesgrener.

| Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer Junior Grade |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
| *Chief Warrant Officer* | *Warrant Officer* | *Flight Officer* |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |

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## Underoffiserer og menig personell

Underoffiserer og menig personell var i United States Army en enhetlig personalkategori: *Enlisted.*

### 1920–1942

| Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | Grade 6 | Grade 7 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | *ingen distinksjon* |
| *Master Sergeant* | *First Sergeant* | *Technical Sergeant* | *Staff Sergeant* | *Sergeant* | *Corporal* | *Private First Class* | *Private* |
| Fanejunker | Kommandersersjant | Furer | Sersjant | Korporal | Visekorporal | Menig |

### 1942-1948

| 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | *Ingen distinksjon* |
| *Master Sergeant* | *First Sergeant* | *Technical Sergeant* | *Staff Sergeant* | *Technician Third Grade* |  *Sergeant* |  *Technician Fourth Grade* | *Corporal* | *Technician Fifth Grade* | *Private First Class* | *Private* |
| Fanejunker | Kommandersersjant | Furer | Sersjant | Korporal | Visekorporal | Menig |

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## Rangorden 1943

1. General of the Armies of the United States
2. General
3. Lieutenant General
4. Major General
5. Brigadier General
6. Colonel
7. Lieutenant Colonel
8. Major
9. Captain
10. First Lieutenant
11. Second Lieutenant
12. Warrant Officer
13. Warrant Officer Junior Grade; Flight Officer
14. Warrant Officer, Army Mine Planter Service
15. Cadet, U.S.M.A.
16. Flying Cadet
17. Master Sergeant; First Sergeant
18. Technical Sergeant
19. Staff Sergeant
20. Technichian Third Grade
21. Sergeant
22. Technichian Fourht Grade
23. Corporal
24. Technichian Fifth Grade
25. Private First Class
26. Private

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## Referanser

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* Bingaman, Steven A. (2013), *The History of American Ranks and Rank Insignia*.
* Bunkley, J. W. (1943), *Military and Naval Recognition Book*, D. Van Nostrand Company.
* Fisher, Jr., Ernest F. (1994), *Guardians of the Republic* (Ballantine Books).