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342 Master Mechanic

Appendix B identifies SSN 342 as Master Mechanic under AR 615-26 (September 1942 and supplements), with SSNs 114 and 341 as suggested alternatives. Choosing a replacement required individual qualification review against the manual’s job specifications, rather than an automatic conversion to either number.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

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

Documented history

Master Mechanic

June 1945 is the manual’s publication date. The entry gives no effective date for a change to SSN 342.

  • The June 1945 Present Title column is blank; the entry does not establish a fixed successor or an automatic split.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Master Mechanic. Suggested conversions/remarks: 114. 341. 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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