private first class

Noun

Meaning

(US) An enlisted rank in the United States Army, of rank E-3, ranking above a private and below a corporal or specialist.

(US) An enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, of rank E-2, ranking above a private and below a lance corporal.

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Examples

As the Rangers and special tactics team exited the aircraft, Private First Class Matt Commons, posthumously promoted to Corporal, Sergeant Brad Crose, and Specialist Marc Anderson were killed. Source: Internet

He was honorably discharged with the rank of Private First Class. Source: Internet

He learns that the fourth son, Private First Class James Francis Ryan, is a paratrooper and is missing in action somewhere in Normandy. Source: Internet

PTEs who performed well are promoted to the rank of Private First Class (PFC). Source: Internet

Army Private First Class Felipe Champion was 19 and fighting with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, when he was reported missing in action following a battle with Chinese forces in South Korea in 1951. Source: Internet

In 1965, I was a private first class in the U.S. Army, working at Armed Forces Radio in New York City for the astronomical wage of $99 a month. Source: Internet

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