Appointment of Army Corporal - 1917 dated Appointment - Americana

An Appointment to Corporal of the 1st Ohio Infantry. The rank of corporal is commonly used in the armed forces of many countries and, in some cases, in police services. It is typically the lowest non-commissioned officer rank, often associated with leading a small unit, such as a section or squad of soldiers. The word "corporal" originates from the medieval Italian phrase capo corporale, meaning "head of a body [of soldiers]." While many Indo-European languages adopted this contraction, West Iberian languages, such as Spanish and Portuguese, use the term "cabo" to describe the rank.