Army · SSN history

4531 Title not stated in source

Appendix I lists Army SSN 4531 as deleted and names SSN 873 as its suggested substitute. This establishes a suggested replacement, not a confirmed merger or automatic conversion to 873.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

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

Documented history

Title not stated in source

30 June 1945 is the publication date of Change 2, not an effective deletion date. The entry gives no deletion date.

  • The table does not state the title or duties of SSN 4531.
Source extraction notes

Appendix I lists deleted SSN 4531 with suggested substitute 873. 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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