PRIVATE FIRST CLASS Definition & Meaning

private first class

noun

a soldier ranking above a private and below a corporal or specialist fourth class in the U.S. Army, and above a private and below a lance corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps.

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Origin of private first class¹

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

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But this time, he said the base will be named after Private First Class Roland Bragg, who fought in World War II, rather than a Confederate general.

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He hated military life so much that he refused a promotion to private first class.

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As a private first class serving in the 603rd Camouflage Engineer Battalion, he created fake shoulder patches that his fellow soldiers wore on their uniforms to impersonate different elements of an infantry division.

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Mr. Hamler, a private first class, was not a leader of the unit.

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After high school, he went to Parris Island, where — because he was an Eagle Scout — he started at the rank of private first class.

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