From photos and clips seen, all show A1C WILLIAM H. PITSENBARGER with 3 stripes. In 1966 at the time of his death, 3 stripes was the rank of Airman First Class (A1C), as the rank of Sergeant did not exist in the Air Force and the next higher rank with 4 stripes was Staff Sergeant. In 1967, the next year, the Air Force changed the enlisted rank structure where 1 stripe was Airman Second Class (A2C), 2 stripes was Airman First Class (A1C) and 3 stripes was Sergeant (Sergeant).
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