| E-9: Abbr. | 10 |
| Army HQ bigwig | 14 |
| Army officer, somewhat abbreviated | 34 |
| Rock-album cover on which this puzzle's celebrities appear, familiarly | 74 |
| "Band" leader of the 1960s | 36 |
| WWII NCO of DC Comics | 21 |
| Some NCOs | 9 |
| Barracks VIPs | 13 |
| Noncoms | 7 |
| Cpls.' superiors | 20 |
| Cpls.' bosses | 17 |
| Many DIs | 8 |
| Company leaders: Abbr. | 22 |
| Boot camp NCOs | 14 |
| York, Pepper, et al. | 20 |
| York et al.: Abbr. | 18 |
| Three-stripers: Abbr. | 21 |
| Some noncoms: Abbr. | 19 |
| Some drillers: Abbr. | 20 |
| NCOs | 4 |
| GI drillers | 11 |
| Bosses of cpls. | 15 |
| York and Snorkel: Abbr. | 23 |
| York and Snorkel, briefly | 25 |
| York and Friday: Abbr. | 22 |
| Three-stripers (abbr.) | 22 |
| They outrank pvts. | 18 |
| Superiors to cpls. | 18 |
| Snorkel et al.: Abbr. | 21 |
| Preston and Bilko (abbr.) | 25 |
| Police officers: Abbr. | 22 |
| Pepper et al.: Abbr. | 20 |
| Pepper and Preston (abbr.) | 26 |
| Ones ranked above cpls. | 23 |
| Ones giving marching orders: Abbr. | 34 |
| NYPD figures | 12 |
| Friday et al.: Abbr. | 20 |
| Friday and York: Abbr. | 22 |
| Friday and York, briefly | 24 |
| Company leaders (abbr.) | 23 |
| Bilko and York: Abbr. | 21 |
| Bilko and Snorkel | 17 |
| Bilko and Friday (abbr.) | 24 |
| York and Pepper, e.g. | 21 |
| York and Pepper (abbr.) | 23 |
| York and others: Abbr. | 22 |
| York et al.: abbr. | 19 |
| U.S.M.C. persons | 16 |
| Top kicks, for short | 20 |
| They sport three chevrons: Abbr. | 32 |
| They salute capts. | 18 |
| They report to Lts. | 19 |
| They outrank cpls. | 18 |
| They might yell at their privates: Abbr. | 40 |
| They may be in a mess: Abbr. | 28 |
| They may be first class: Abbr. | 30 |
| Superiors of cpls. | 18 |
| Some soldiers: abbr. | 20 |
| Some police personnel: Abbr. | 28 |
| Some officers: Abbr. | 20 |
| Some noncoms (abbr.) | 20 |
| Some mil. officers | 18 |
| Some LAPD officers | 18 |
| Some L.A.P.D. members | 21 |
| Some E-5s | 9 |
| Some cops: Abbr. | 16 |
| Some chevron wearers: Abbr. | 27 |
| Some are first class: Abbr. | 27 |
| Some are first class (abbr.) | 28 |
| Snorkel and colleagues: Abbr. | 29 |
| Snorkel and Bilko (abbr.) | 25 |
| Ranks above cpl. | 16 |
| Pvts.' bosses | 17 |
| Pvt.'s superiors | 20 |
| Pvt. instructors | 16 |
| Preston and York: Abbr. | 23 |
| Police dept. members | 20 |
| PFC's bosses | 16 |
| Pepper and Slaughter (abbr.) | 28 |
| Pepper and others: Abbr. | 24 |
| Pepper and Friday: Abbr. | 24 |
| Pepper and Carter (abbr.) | 25 |
| Pepper and Bilko: Abbr. | 23 |
| Pepper and Bilko, for short | 27 |
| Pepper and Bilko (abbr.) | 24 |
| Pepper & Preston: Abbr. | 27 |
| PD ranks | 8 |
| P.D. personnel | 14 |
| NCO club members | 16 |
| Military offs. | 14 |
| Military ldrs. | 14 |
| Mil. three-stripers | 19 |
| Mil. rankers | 12 |
| Mess overseers: Abbr. | 21 |
| Marine NCOs | 11 |
| LAPD figures | 12 |
| Joe Friday and others: Abbr. | 28 |
| Friday and Preston, briefly | 27 |
| Friday and Preston (Abbr.) | 26 |
| Friday and Pepper, briefly | 26 |