Marine Corps · SSN history

285 Cameraman, Animated Motion Picture

Appendix B lists SSN 285 as “Cameraman, Animated Motion Picture” under AR 615-26 (September 1942 and supplements), with SSN 561 suggested as a possible replacement. This was not an automatic conversion: each affected Marine’s Qualification Card had to be reviewed against the job specifications before selecting a replacement.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

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

Documented history

Cameraman, Animated Motion Picture

June 1945 is the manual’s publication date. The entry gives no effective date for a change to SSN 285.

  • The June 1945 Present Title column is blank for SSN 285; the entry does not establish a fixed transition to SSN 561.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Cameraman, Animated Motion Picture. Suggested conversions/remarks: 561. 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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