Army · SSN history

403 Title not stated in source

Army SSN 403 was listed as deleted, with SSN 261 recommended as a substitute. This establishes a suggested replacement, not an automatic conversion to 261.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

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

Documented history

Title not stated in source

The deletion date is not stated. June 30, 1945 is the publication date of Change 2, not an established effective date for deleting SSN 403.

  • The table does not identify the specialty title for SSN 403.
Source extraction notes

Appendix I lists deleted SSN 403 with suggested substitute 261. 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 reference 1.

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