Lieutenant Collins and Chief Pay Clerk Carmine Palumbo of USS Sanborn, circa 1945

Caption     Lieutenant Collins and Chief Pay Clerk Carmine Palumbo of USS Sanborn, circa 1945 ww2dbase
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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
22 Jul 2018 05:35:00 AM

Is Chief Pay Clerk Palumbo a LCDR? Check collar.
2. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
22 Jul 2018 11:50:17 AM

Anonymous (above):
The Sanborn’s Muster Rolls lists Carmine Palumbo as Chief Pay Clerk, which was an assignment and a title for a Warrant Officer. The insignia on WO Palumbo’s collar is the pay clerk badge, a trefoil of oak leaves.

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