Marine Corps · SSN history

288 Playwright

Appendix B lists SSN 288 as “Playwright” under AR 615-26 (September 1942 and supplements), with SSNs 561 and 798 as suggested alternatives. These were not automatic conversions: each affected Marine’s qualifications 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.
  • 798 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.

Documented history

Playwright

June 1945 is the manual’s publication date. No effective date is given for a change to SSN 288.

  • The June 1945 Present Title entry is blank; the entry does not establish a definite split, rename, cancellation, or fixed successor.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Playwright. Suggested conversions/remarks: 561, 798. 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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