But what about during World War 2. There wasn't a Diver rating during World War 2 but there were divers
What rating would a US Navy diver have been during World War 2? I tried researching it and learned about the distinguished service marking but...
Funny you should mention him. I posted this question on another forum at forum.axishistory.com and he was the first to reply and give me...
Does anyone know where I can find a sample or an actual enlisted billet for the typical US Navy aircraft carrier in World War 2? To show you what...
Imperial Japanese Army Infantry regiments in World War II each had a home city, where it was raised. For example, the 4th Infantry regiment was...
Can anyone please go through the steps and different routes that a typical Luftwaffe pilot and a Luftwaffe Aircrew member could take? I understand...
In the Heer, the method of fielding replacements was from the division's corresponding Ersatz-bataillon and/or feldersatz-bataillon which was a...
Wow thanks a lot Leonard. That answers my questions!
Ok so if someone were to call you by your name and title in the navy, a superior officer or a basic seaman,would they say "Petty Officer Smith" or...
Why were some petty officers referred to as Petty Officer Second Class/First Class rather than Machinist's Mate First Class or Gunner's Mate...
What does it mean when a unit name has a "(-)" written after it. I have seen it a few times, most recently in respect to a Hermann Göring unit,...
I am having a hard time understanding how the British Royal Navy enlisted ranks and ratings worked. I know for ranks there was ordinary seaman,...
It could be fake, who knows. I do know there was a japanese officer held up in the Phillipines until 1974, finally laying down his arms after his...
This article is amazing. A 96 year old Japanese spy was found behind a burrito bar near my hometown on Grand Haven, Michigan just feet from Lake...
But we're there any seaman first class that became petty officers as a Seaman and held the rating of petty officer third class, with no specialty...
Because the TBM avenger had a crew of three. A pilot, rear-seat gunner, and bombardier/radioman
I keep reading that the bombardier/Radioman was the ventral gunner who sat in the belly of the tail...
Thank you. So to make sure I got this right, if one became a seaman 3rd Class then when he becomes a petty officer, he would be petty officer...
Was the Bombardier/Radioman on a TBM Avenger an enlisted man or an officer? If he was enlisted, was he usually like a Radioman First or Second...
I hope this isn't too many questions, I'm just curious how National Guard regiments worked when they were deployed. I appreciate anyone's help....
