Marine Corps · SSN history

506 Portable Power Generator Repairman

Appendix B identifies SSN 506 as Portable Power Generator Repairman under AR 615-26 of September 1942 and its supplements, and lists 635, 846, 917, 918 and 919 as suggested conversions. These were not automatic replacements: each affected Marine’s Qualification Card had to be reviewed against the job specifications to determine the appropriate classification.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

  • 635 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.
  • 846 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.
  • 917 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.
  • 918 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.
  • 919 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.

Documented history

Portable Power Generator Repairman

June 1945 is the manual’s publication date. No effective date or completion deadline is given for the suggested conversions.

  • No June 1945 Present Title is listed for SSN 506, and the entry does not establish a fixed split into all five suggested specialties.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Portable Power Generator Repairman. Suggested conversions/remarks: 635, 846, 917, 918, 919. 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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