Army · SSN history

840 Title not stated in source

Appendix I lists Army SSN 840 as deleted, with SSN 838 as the suggested substitute. This establishes a suggested replacement, not an automatic conversion to 838.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

  • 838 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 effective date for deleting SSN 840.

  • The table does not state the specialty title for SSN 840.
Source extraction notes

Appendix I lists deleted SSN 840 with suggested substitute 838. 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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