He was honorably serving during World War II when he made the supreme sacrifice for his country. His military records indicate he was from Texas. Enlisted Sailors were also grouped into three branches, seaman, artificer or special, that were predecessors to the career paths. White stripes on the Navy Blue Uniform and Navy Blue stripes on the White Uniform denote Seaman Apprentice (duties include deck, line-handlling and navigation). Seaman First Class Patterson served in the United States Navy.
Rate and rating thus became distinct categories for the first time. Navigation, ship control, education, communicationsĬoding and decoding intelligence, censorship, secretarial work, security of classified documents, radio and visual communications radar direction finding and sonar. In 1885, the Navy created first, second, and third class petty officer rates, and seaman first, second, and third class rates for non-petty officers. Operation and maintenance of armament fire control aviation athletics security AVIATION CHIEF ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS MATE.
Machinist’s Mate, Water Tender, Boilerman AVIATION CHIEF ELECTRICIANS MATE (CHIEF PETTY OFFICER - WWII). Ratings in the Navy are divided into branches in accord with the special duties of each: Seaman Branch, Artificer Branch, Artificer branch (Engine Room), Aviation Branch, Special Branch, Specialists, Commissary Branch and Steward’s Branch. Navy Enlisted Ranks and Department Descriptions