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162 Pipe Fitter

Appendix B identifies SSN 162 as Pipe Fitter under AR 615-26 of September 1942 and its supplements, with SSN 164 listed as a suggested conversion. That suggestion required review of the individual's Qualification Card against the job specifications, not automatic conversion to 164.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

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

Documented history

Pipe Fitter

June 1945 is the manual's publication date; no effective date is given for this suggested conversion.

  • No June 1945 Present Title is listed for SSN 162, and the entry does not explicitly establish a cancellation, rename, or fixed replacement.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Pipe Fitter. Suggested conversions/remarks: 164. The table gives no row-level effective date. June 1945 is the manual publication date, not an effective conversion date.

Source documents (1)

Reviewed September 24, 2026 against references 3 and 4.

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