| Some NCOs: Abbr. |
Commuter |
04 Feb 2026 |
| Some NCOs |
Universal |
31 Jan 2026 |
| Cpls.' superiors |
Newsday |
23 Dec 2025 |
| Superiors to cpls. |
New York Times |
02 Dec 2025 |
| Police dept. members |
New York Times |
23 Nov 2025 |
| Some NYPD officers |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Nov 2025 |
| Some LAPD figures |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Nov 2025 |
| Some military figs. |
LA Times Daily |
02 Nov 2025 |
| Cpls.' superiors |
Universal |
27 Sep 2025 |
| Cpl.'s superiors |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Sep 2025 |
| PD personnel |
Newsday |
12 Sep 2025 |
| Cpls.' superiors |
LA Times Daily |
17 Aug 2025 |
| They outrank cpls. |
Universal |
16 Aug 2025 |
| Cpls.' superiors |
Newsday |
08 Jul 2025 |
| They give marching orders: Abbr. |
|
|
| Ranks from the Fr. for "servants" |
Newsday |
24 May 2025 |
| Cpl.'s superiors |
Newsday |
20 May 2025 |
| Boot camp VIPs |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Apr 2025 |
| March V.I.P.s?: Abbr. |
New York Times |
15 Apr 2025 |
| Pvt.'s superiors |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Mar 2025 |
| Corporals' superiors (Abbr.) |
USA Today |
15 Mar 2025 |
| They get Cpls. up to speed |
|
|
| Mil. titles |
|
|
| Many cop show characters: Abbr. |
Universal |
20 Dec 2024 |
| Cpls.' bosses |
Premier Sunday |
08 Dec 2024 |
| Boot camp VIPs |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Dec 2024 |
| PD personnel |
Newsday |
08 Nov 2024 |
| Sergeants, in short |
|
|
| Rankings above corporals (Abbr.) |
USA Today |
26 Aug 2024 |
| Pepper and others: Abbr. |
New York Times |
21 Aug 2024 |
| Barracks bosses: Abbr. |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jul 2024 |
| Pvt.'s superiors |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Jul 2024 |
| Some NCOs |
Universal |
27 Jun 2024 |
| Boot camp figs. |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jun 2024 |
| Pvt.'s superiors |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Jun 2024 |
| Airman's superiors: Abbr. |
New York Times |
06 Jun 2024 |
| Many drill instructors, rank-wise: Abbr. |
|
|
| Superiors to Cpls. |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
01 Jun 2024 |
| Army three-stripers in short? |
|
|
| Three-stripers: Abbr. |
Commuter |
18 Apr 2024 |
| Pepper and O'Leary of classic rock: Abbr. |
New York Times |
16 Apr 2024 |
| NCOs who know the drill |
LA Times Daily |
13 Apr 2024 |
| USMC ranks |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Apr 2024 |
| The Beatles 'Pepper', et al. |
|
|
| Staff ___ |
|
|
| Staff __ |
Newsday |
06 Apr 2024 |
| Precinct figs. |
|
|
| Sergeants, in short Community |
|
|
| Certain NCD's |
|
|
| Private trainers, briefly? |
|
|
| LAPD ranks |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Jan 2024 |
| Mil. bigwigs |
Premier Sunday |
31 Dec 2023 |
| NYPD ranks |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Dec 2023 |
| Bosses of pls. |
|
|
| Boot camp VIPs |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Nov 2023 |
| Some police officers (abbr.) |
|
|
| Pvt.'s superiors |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Nov 2023 |
| Police dept. supervisors |
Newsday |
01 Nov 2023 |
| Some military figs. |
LA Times Daily |
27 Oct 2023 |
| Pepper and others: Abbr. |
New York Times |
18 Oct 2023 |
| Some NCOs |
LA Times Daily |
04 Oct 2023 |
| USMC ranks |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Sep 2023 |
| USMC ranks |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Sep 2023 |
| Corporal's superiors, for short |
|
|
| LAPD ranks |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Jun 2023 |
| 132 USMC NCOs |
Newsday |
21 May 2023 |
| Marine NCOs |
Newsday |
07 Mar 2023 |
| Boot camp VIPs |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Jan 2023 |
| Pvt.'s superiors |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Jan 2023 |
| USMC ranks |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Dec 2022 |
| They're above cpls |
Universal |
23 Dec 2022 |
| LAPD ranks |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Nov 2022 |
| Cpls.' bosses |
Premier Sunday |
30 Oct 2022 |
| Some NCOs |
Premier Sunday |
25 Sep 2022 |
| Boot camp VIPs |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Sep 2022 |
| Pvt.'s superiors |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Jul 2022 |
| USMC ranks |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Jun 2022 |
| LAPD ranks |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 May 2022 |
| Pepper et al.: Abbr |
LA Times Daily |
20 Mar 2022 |
| Pepper et al.: Abbr |
The Washington Post |
20 Mar 2022 |
| Boot camp VIPs |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Mar 2022 |
| Some NCOs |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jan 2022 |
| Some NCOs |
The Washington Post |
30 Jan 2022 |
| Boot camp VIPs |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Jan 2022 |
| Pvt.'s superiors |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Dec 2021 |
| USMC ranks |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Nov 2021 |
| Superiors to cpls. |
New York Times |
15 Nov 2021 |
| LAPD ranks |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Nov 2021 |
| LAPD ranks |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Sep 2021 |
| They know the drill: Abbr |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2021 |
| Some PD personnel |
Newsday |
20 Aug 2021 |
| Boot camp VIPs |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Aug 2021 |
| Corporal's superiors, for short |
|
|
| Some NCOs |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Jul 2021 |
| Some NCOs: Abbr. |
|
|
| Pvt.'s superiors |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 May 2021 |
| Cpl.'s superiors: Abbr |
Newsday |
11 May 2021 |
| Some NCOs |
Wall Street Journal |
01 May 2021 |
| Boot camp VIPs |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Mar 2021 |
| Some LAPD figures |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Mar 2021 |
| LAPD ranks |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Feb 2021 |
| USMC ranks |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Dec 2020 |
| NYPD figures |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Dec 2020 |
| Some PX patrons |
LA Times Daily |
11 Nov 2020 |
| Some PX patrons |
The Washington Post |
11 Nov 2020 |
| Corporals' superiors (Abbr.) |
USA Today |
11 Aug 2020 |
| Some NCOs |
Premier Sunday |
09 Aug 2020 |
| Some NCOs |
Universal |
31 Jul 2020 |
| Cpls.' superiors |
Universal |
06 Mar 2020 |
| Some NCOs |
The Washington Post |
25 Feb 2020 |
| Capt.'s inferiors |
New York Times |
19 Feb 2020 |
| Certain NCOs |
Universal |
21 Dec 2019 |
| Certain NCOs, for short |
|
|
| Ones ranked above cpls. |
|
|
| Ones ranked above cpls |
New York Times |
18 Nov 2019 |
| Some NCOs |
LA Times Daily |
18 Oct 2019 |
| Capt.'s subordinates |
The Washington Post |
26 Sep 2019 |
| Capt.'s subordinates |
LA Times Daily |
26 Sep 2019 |
| Certain NCOs, for short |
|
|
| Mil. ranks |
The Washington Post |
14 Sep 2019 |
| Mil. ranks |
LA Times Daily |
14 Sep 2019 |
| LAPD ranks |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jul 2019 |
| LAPD ranks |
The Washington Post |
24 Jul 2019 |
| Certain NCOs |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jun 2019 |
| Some PD officers |
Newsday |
31 Mar 2019 |
| PD ranks |
LA Times Daily |
08 Mar 2019 |
| PD ranks |
The Washington Post |
08 Mar 2019 |
| Pepper et al |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Feb 2019 |
| Pvt.'s superiors |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Feb 2019 |
| PD ranks |
|
|
| Some NCOs |
|
|
| Mil. ranks |
|
|
| Pepper et al. |
|
|
| Certain NCOs |
|
|
| LAPD ranks |
|
|
| Capt.'s subordinates |
|
|
| Some NCOs |
|
|
| Some NYPD officers |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Nov 2018 |
| Cpls.' superiors |
New York Times |
28 Oct 2018 |
| PD personnel |
Newsday |
26 Aug 2018 |
| Procedural figs |
The New Yorker |
13 Aug 2018 |
| Some NCOs: Abbr. |
|
|
| USAF NCOs |
Premier Sunday |
22 Apr 2018 |
| Some NYPD officers |
|
|
| Cpls.' superiors |
|
|
| LAPD figures |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Dec 2017 |
| Bilko and Snorkel (Abbr.) |
USA Today |
19 Aug 2017 |
| Barracks barkers: Abbr |
New York Times |
12 Jul 2017 |
| Three-stripers: Abbr |
New York Times |
23 Apr 2017 |
| Figs. in many police procedurals |
New York Times |
04 Mar 2017 |
| Some NCOs |
Newsday |
14 Feb 2017 |
| Barracks barkers: Abbr. |
|
|
| Bilko and Snorkel (Abbr.) |
|
|
| Three-stripers: Abbr. |
|
|
| Figs. in many police procedurals |
|
|
| Mil. officers |
Premier Sunday |
11 Dec 2016 |
| Snorkel and his peers: Abbr |
LA Times Daily |
11 Dec 2016 |
| PD supervisors |
Newsday |
28 Oct 2016 |
| Certain NCOs |
The Washington Post |
27 Aug 2016 |
| Cpls.' superiors |
USA Today |
21 Aug 2016 |
| Boot camp figs |
USA Today |
05 Jun 2016 |
| Boot camp barkers (Abbr.) |
Universal |
24 May 2016 |
| Friday and others: Abbr |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Feb 2016 |
| Pepper and others: Abbr |
New York Times |
03 Feb 2016 |
| Pepper and others: Abbr. |
|
|
| Boot camp barkers (Abbr.) |
|
|
| Boot camp figs. |
|
|
| Cpls.' superiors |
|
|
| Pepper and Friday: Abbr |
New York Times |
23 Nov 2015 |
| Superiors of cpls |
LA Times Daily |
08 Sep 2015 |
| Friday and Preston (Abbr.) |
USA Today |
29 Aug 2015 |
| Certain NCOs |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jul 2015 |
| Pepper et al.: Abbr |
LA Times Daily |
21 Jun 2015 |
| Pepper and Stubby: Abbr |
LA Times Daily |
19 Apr 2015 |
| Mil. base drillers |
LA Times Daily |
08 Mar 2015 |
| Friday et al.: Abbr |
LA Times Daily |
28 Feb 2015 |
| Boot camp NCOs |
LA Times Daily |
22 Feb 2015 |
| Some NCOs |
|
|
| Pepper and Friday: Abbr. |
|
|
| Boot camp NCOs |
|
|
| Pepper et al.: Abbr. |
|
|
| Certain NCOs |
|
|
| Bilko and York (abbr.) |
|
|
| Friday and Preston (Abbr.) |
|
|
| Mil. base drillers |
|
|
| Pepper and Stubby: Abbr. |
|
|
| Superiors of cpls. |
|
|
| Three-stripers (abbr.) |
|
|
| Friday et al.: Abbr. |
|
|
| Friday et al.: Abbr. |
|
|
| They may be in a mess: Abbr. |
|
|
| "Boston's Finest" figs. |
|
|
| Some PD officers |
|
|
| Pepper and Bilko: Abbr. |
|
|
| Bilko and Friday (abbr.) |
|
|
| Friday and others: Abbr. |
|
|
| GI drillers |
|
|
| Some noncoms (abbr.) |
|
|
| Snorkel et al.: Abbr. |
|
|
| York et al.: Abbr. |
|
|
| Cpls.' superiors |
|
|
| They outrank pvts. |
|
|
| Pepper and Preston (abbr.) |
|
|
| Friday and York: Abbr. |
|
|
| Certain NCOs |
|
|
| Pepper et al. (abbr.) |
|
|
| Ones giving marching orders: Abbr. |
|
|
| Army three-stripers: Abbr. |
|
|
| Some NCOs |
|
|
| Ones giving marching orders: Abbr. |
|
|
| Many DIs |
|
|
| Police dept. members |
|
|
| Superiors to cpls. |
|
|
| Friday and Pepper, briefly |
|
|
| Bilko and Snorkel (abbr.) |
|
|
| Certain noncoms (abbr.) |
|
|
| Pepper and Carter (abbr.) |
|
|
| Preston and Bilko (abbr.) |
|
|
| York and Pepper, e.g. |
|
|
| Company leaders (abbr.) |
|
|
| York and Snorkel, briefly |
|
|
| Pvt. instructors |
|
|
| Certain NCOs |
|
|
| Pvt. instructors |
|
|
| Capts.' inferiors |
|
|
| Boot camp NCOs |
|
|
| Ones ranked above cpls. |
|
|
| Capt. saluters |
|
|
| Some officers: Abbr. |
|
|
| Some are first class (abbr.) |
|
|
| Bilko and Friday: Abbr. |
|
|
| Capt. saluters |
|
|
| Capts.' inferiors |
|
|
| Bilko and Snorkel |
|
|
| Snorkel and Bilko (abbr.) |
|
|
| They may be first class: Abbr. |
|
|
| Superiors to cpls. |
|
|
| Boot-camp ldrs. |
|
|
| Company leaders: Abbr. |
|
|
| PD ranks |
|
|
| Pepper & Preston: Abbr. |
|
|
| Some NCOs |
|
|
| Some PX patrons |
|
|
| York and Snorkel (abbr.) |
|
|
| Barracks VIPs |
|
|
| Pepper and Slaughter (abbr.) |
|
|
| Pepper & Preston: Abbr. |
|
|
| Some PX patrons |
|
|
| They may be first class: Abbr. |
|
|
| Company leaders: Abbr. |
|
|
| Frequent drillers: Abbr. |
|
|
| GI drillers |
|
|
| Some mil. officers |
|
|
| Bosses of cpls. |
|
|
| Some chevron wearers: Abbr. |
|
|
| Some NCOs |
|
|
| Pepper and Bilko, for short |
|
|
| Some NCO's |
|
|
| P.D. personnel |
|
|
| Military offs. |
|
|
| Some drillers: Abbr. |
|
|
| Some cops: Abbr. |
|
|
| Army NCOs |
|
|
| Co. leaders |
|
|
| Mil. three-stripers |
|
|
| York and Snorkel: Abbr. |
|
|
| They outrank pvts. |
|
|
| Mil. three-stripers |
|
|
| Some noncoms |
|
|
| York and Snorkel: Abbr. |
|
|
| Some police personnel: Abbr. |
|
|
| Capt.'s inferiors |
|
|
| Some police officers: Abbr. |
|
|
| NYPD figures |
|
|
| Mil. figures |
|
|
| York and Pepper (abbr.) |
|
|
| They salute capts. |
|
|
| Superiors of cpls. |
|
|
| Pepper and Bilko (abbr.) |
|
|
| PFC's bosses |
|
|
| Some NCOs |
|
|
| Drill instructors, e.g.: Abbr. |
|
|
| Marine NCOs |
|
|
| LAPD figures |
|
|
| Bilko and York: Abbr. |
|
|
| Many DIs |
|
|
| Bilko, York, et al. |
|
|
| Company V.I.P.'s: Abbr. |
|
|
| Three-stripers (Abbr.) |
|
|
| Snorkel and colleagues: Abbr. |
|
|
| Mil. rankers |
|
|
| Bilko and York: Abbr. |
|
|
| Friday et al.: abbr. |
|
|
| York and Friday: Abbr. |
|
|
| Pepper et al.: Abbr. |
|
|
| Bilko and Preston: Abbr. |
|
|
| Some NCOs |
|
|
| Some NCOs |
|
|
| Some noncoms: Abbr. |
|
|
| York and Friday: Abbr. |
|
|
| Boot camp NCOs |
|
|
| Bilko and Preston: Abbr. |
|
|
| Friday and Bilko of TV |
|
|
| Some NCOs |
|
|
| Cpls.' superiors |
|
|
| Boot camp barkers (abbr.). |
|
|
| Bilko and Pepper: Abbr. |
|
|
| Friday and Pepper (abbr.) |
|
|
| Some NCOs |
|
|
| Elvis Presley and others: Abbr. |
|
|
| They sport three chevrons: Abbr. |
|
|
| DIs, often |
|
|
| Some NCOs |
|
|
| Some police dept. personnel |
|
|
| They might yell at their privates: Abbr. |
|
|
| Friday and York, briefly |
|
|
| York, Pepper, et al. |
|
|
| Many DIs |
|
|
| Some NCO's |
|
|
| Friday and others (abbr.) |
|
|
| Boot camp barkers: Abbr. |
|
|
| Friday, Pepper et al. |
|
|
| Friday and Preston, briefly |
|
|
| NYPD figures |
|
|
| Cpls.' bosses |
|
|
| Some police officers: Abbr. |
|
|
| Some are first class: Abbr. |
|
|
| See 48-Down |
|
|
| Some are first class: Abbr. |
|
|
| See 48-Down |
|
|
| Many DIs |
|
|
| Airmen rank below them: Abbr. |
|
|
| Some N.C.O.s |
|
|
| Some NCOs |
|
|
| Many DIs |
|
|
| Certain NCOs |
|
|
| Platoon ldrs. |
|
|
| They outrank cpls. |
|
|
| Corporals' superiors: Abbr. |
|
|
| Some N.C.O.'s |
|
|
| York, Pepper, et al. |
|
|
| Drill instructors, usually: Abbr. |
|
|
| Some NCOs |
|
|
| Pepper and Preston (Abbr.) |
|
|
| Mess overseers: Abbr. |
|
|
| Bilko and Snorkel |
|
|
| Cpls.' superiors |
|
|
| Friday and Preston (Abbr.) |
|
|
| York and Pepper: Abbr. |
|
|
| York and Preston: Abbr. |
|
|
| Bilko and Pepper (abbr.) |
|
|
| Friday et al. (abbr.) |
|
|
| York and Pepper: Abbr. |
|
|
| York and Preston: Abbr. |
|
|
| E-5s |
|
|
| Drill leaders (abbr.) |
|
|
| Cpls.' superiors |
|
|
| Quirt and Preston: abbr. |
|
|
| Bilko et al.: Abbr. |
|
|
| Some drillers: Abbr. |
|
|
| NCOs using drills |
|
|
| Some NCO's |
|
|
| Bilko et al.: Abbr. |
|
|
| Some drillers: Abbr. |
|
|
| Some drillers: Abbr. |
|
|
| Bilko's ilk: abbr. |
|
|
| NCOs |
|
|
| Cpl.'s superiors |
|
|
| They report to Lts. |
|
|
| Joe Friday and others: Abbr. |
|
|
| Capt.'s subordinates |
|
|
| Pepper and others, for short |
|
|
| NCOs using drills |
|
|
| Certan NCOs |
|
|
| Pvts.' superiors |
|
|
| Cpls.' superiors |
|
|
| Pepper and Preston: Abbr. |
|
|
| NCOs using drills |
|
|
| Some NCOs |
|
|
| Cpls.' superiors |
|
|
| York and O'Rourke |
|
|
| US Army officers |
|
|
| Pepper and Preston: Abbr. |
|
|
| Friday and Bilko: Abbr. |
|
|
| Bilko and York: abbr. |
|
|
| Certain NCO's |
|
|
| Police officers: Abbr. |
|
|
| Pepper and Snorkel (abbr.) |
|
|
| Pvts.' bosses |
|
|
| Drill leaders: Abbr. |
|
|
| Snorkel and Pepper, e.g. |
|
|
| Mil. ranks |
|
|
| NCOs |
|
|
| Some NCOs |
|
|
| Pvts. bosses |
|
|
| Three-stripers (abbr.) |
|
|
| Some noncoms: Abbr. |
|
|
| Bilko and Pepper: abbr. |
|
|
| Army noncoms: Abbr. |
|
|
| Cpl.'s superiors |
|
|
| York and Bilko: Abbr. |
|
|
| Friday and Bilko (abbr.) |
|
|
| Military ldrs. |
|
|
| Some NCO's |
|
|
| Cpl.'s superiors |
|
|
| Bilko and York: Abbr. |
|
|
| Subordinates of 99-Down |
|
|
| NCO club members |
|
|
| Noncoms |
|
|
| Mil. officers |
|
|
| Cpl.'s superiors |
|
|
| Bilko and York, e.g. |
|
|
| Cpls.' superiors |
|
|
| NCOs |
|
|
| Bilko and York: Abbr. |
|
|
| Bilko et al. |
|
|
| Mil. ranks |
|
|
| Capt.'s subordinates |
|
|
| Snorkel and Bilko: Abbr. |
|
|
| NCO club members |
|
|
| Some noncoms |
|
|
| Snorkel and Pepper (abbr.) |
|
|
| York et al.: abbr. |
|
|
| Reps. |
|
|
| Pepper et al. |
|
|
| Noncoms: Abbr. |
|
|
| Bilko and Preston for short |
|
|
| Co. topkicks |
|
|
| Cpls.' bosses |
|
|
| Some noncoms |
|
|
| NCO's |
|
|
| York and Friday: Abbr. |
|
|
| Pvts.' bosses |
|
|
| Corps.' bosses |
|
|
| U.S.M.C. persons |
|
|
| Bosses of cpls. |
|
|
| Noncoms |
|
|
| Some L.A.P.D. members |
|
|
| Platoon leaders: Abbr. |
|
|
| Preston and York: Abbr. |
|
|
| N.C.O.'s |
|
|
| Cpt.'s superiors |
|
|
| Top kicks, for short |
|
|
| Ranks above cpl. |
|
|
| Bilko and Pepper |
|
|
| Cpls. bosses |
|
|
| Chevron-wearers: Abbr. |
|
|
| Army men: Abbr. |
|
|
| York et al.: Abbr. |
|
|
| Certain N.C.O.'s |
|
|
| Bilko et al. |
|
|
| N. C. O.'s. |
|
|
| Top-kicks: Abbr. |
|
|
| Three-stripers. |
|
|
| Bilko and others: Abbr. |
|
|
| Bilko and Preston: Abbr. |
|
|
| See 5 Across. |
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| N. C. O.'s |
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| Army "masters": Abbr. |
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| Some members of the force: Abbr. |
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| Some drillers: Abbr. |
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| York and others: Abbr. |
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| N.C.O.'s. |
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| 7 Down and peers: Abbr. |
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| Some E-5s |
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| Non-coms. |
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| Base folks: Abbr. |
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| NCO's. |
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| Noncoms. |
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| Army men. |
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| Army men |
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| Relatives of Corps. |
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| NCOs. |
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| Certain G.I.'s. |
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