Photographer's Mate
The official Historian article explicitly states that in 1973 the Coast Guard combined the Journalist and Photographer's Mate ratings to form Photojournalist. Lewis supplies the Coast Guard historical abbreviation PhoM and the PA successor code but prints 1972; the official Historian article and operator-approved scope control the year, and the discrepancy is retained in the audit.
Source documents (2)
- Lt. Cmdr. Matt Kroll, The Long Blue Line: The journalist rating, Coast Guard Historian's Office
1. HTML paragraph beginning 'In 1973' (no printed pagination) · source dated July 1, 2022
Open source document (opens in a new tab) - Dana Lewis, U.S. Coast Guard Enlisted Ratings: Rating Specialty Marks & Distinguishing Marks, 1915-2015
2. printed p. 38 / PDF p. 39, Public Affairs Specialist (PA) and Photographer's Mate (PhoM) entries · source dated December 2016
PDF page 39 (opens in a new tab)