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WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Rank: The Story Behind Names of Different Rank
Why is the Colonel Called "Kernal"?
The Origin of the Ranks and Rank Insignia Now Used by the United
States Armed Forces
by Raymond Oliver, Museum Curator for McClellan Aviation Museum
Published by the Office of History, Sacramento Air Logistics Center,
McClellan AFB CA 95652, August 1983 [This hard to find publication
is an excellent introduction to origins of naval and military
ranks.]
Contents
6 January 1998