Army · SSN history

865 Title not stated in source

Appendix I lists Army SSN 865 as deleted and recommends SSN 859 as a substitute. This establishes a suggested replacement, not a merger or an automatic conversion to 859.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

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

Documented history

Title not stated in source

No effective deletion date is stated for SSN 865. June 30, 1945 is the publication date of Change 2, not an established deletion date.

  • The table does not state the specialty title for SSN 865 or describe its duties.
Source extraction notes

Appendix I lists deleted SSN 865 with suggested substitute 859. 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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