Army · SSN history

253 Title not stated in source

Appendix I lists Army SSN 253 as deleted and recommends SSN 727 as a substitute. This establishes a suggested replacement, not a mandatory conversion or merger.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

  • 727 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.

Documented history

Title not stated in source

June 30, 1945 is the publication date of Change 2, not an effective deletion date. The entry does not state when SSN 253 was deleted.

  • The table does not identify the specialty title for SSN 253.
Source extraction notes

Appendix I lists deleted SSN 253 with suggested substitute 727. The table does not print the deleted specialty title, so the neutral title placeholder is used. The row-level deletion date is unstated. The citation dates Change 2 to 30 June 1945; that publication date is not an effective deletion date.

Source documents (1)

Reviewed September 23, 2026 against references 1 and 2.

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