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World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 31.12.99 |
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United States of America Armed Forces
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| Grade | Army | Marine Corps | Navy | Coast Guard | ||||||||
| G5 | General of the Army | Admiral of the Fleet | ||||||||||
| G4 | GEN | General | Adm. | Admiral | ||||||||
| G3 | LTG | Lieutenant General | LTG | Lieutenant General | V.Adm. | Vice Admiral | ||||||
| G2 | MG | Major General | MG | Major General | R.Adm. | Rear Admiral | R.Adm. | Rear Admiral | ||||
| G1 | BG | Brigadier General | BG | Brigadier General | Comd. | Commodore [1] | Comd. | Commodore [1] | ||||
| O6 | COL | Colonel | COL | Colonel | Capt. | Captain | Capt. | Captain | ||||
| O5 | LTC | Lieutenant Colonel | LTC | Lieutenant Colonel | Cdr. | Commander | Cdr. | Commander | ||||
| O4 | MAJ | Major | MAJ | Major | Lt. Cdr. | Lieutenant Commander | Lt. Cdr. | Lieutenant Commander | ||||
| O3 | CPT | Captain | CPT | Captain | Lt. | Lieutenant | Lt. | Lieutenant | ||||
| O2 | 1LT | 1st Lieutenant | 1LT | 1st Lieutenant | Lt. (jg) | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Lt. (jg) | Lieutenant (junior grade) | ||||
| O1 | 2LT | 2nd Lieutenant | 2LT | 2nd Lieutenant | Ens. | Ensign | Ens. | Ensign | ||||
| [1] Up to April 1943 the rank of Commodore was Rear Admiral (Lower Half), and Rear Admiral was know as Rear Admiral (Upper Half). | ||||||||||||
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