Marine Corps · SSN history

529 Wrecker Operator

Appendix B identifies SSN 529 as Wrecker Operator under AR 615-26 (September 1942 and supplements), leaves its June 1945 title blank, and suggests SSNs 014, 245, 564 or 728 as alternatives. These were not automatic conversions: each affected Marine’s Qualification Card had to be reviewed against the job specifications before a replacement was selected.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

  • 014 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.
  • 245 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.
  • 564 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.
  • 728 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.

Documented history

Wrecker Operator

June 1945 is the manual’s publication date; no effective date for a change to SSN 529 is given.

  • The entry does not establish a fixed successor or an automatic split into four specialties.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Wrecker Operator. Suggested conversions/remarks: 014, 245, 564, 728. 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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