Heavy Machine Gun Crewman or Machine Gun Crewman, Ground
June 1945 is the manual’s publication date. The entry gives no effective date for a conversion or for the end of SSN 605.
- No June 1945 title is listed for SSN 605; the suggested reference to 604 does not establish a fixed successor.
Source extraction notes
Predecessor title from the June 1944 tentative-manual column: Heavy Machine Gun Crewman or Machine Gun Crewman, Ground. Suggested conversions/remarks: 604. 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.
- Manual of Military Occupational Specialties, NAVMC 1008-PD, June 1945, Appendix B
1. Appendix B, printed p. 245 / PDF image p. 251, SSN 605
PDF page 251 (opens in a new tab)2.Manual of Military Occupational Specialties, NAVMC 1008-PD, June 1945, Appendix B · event transcription · docs/legacy-data/usmc-wartime-ssn.jsonl:270; Appendix B, printed p. 245 / PDF image p. 251, SSN 605
PDF page 251 (opens in a new tab)3.NAVMC 1008-PD: Appendix B primary row 605 · Printed p. 245 / PDF p. 251, SSN 605; five-column primary image transcription · cited by the explanation
PDF page 251 (opens in a new tab)4.NAVMC 1008-PD: governing rules for deleted and changed SSNs · Chapter I section 13(2), printed p. 9 / PDF p. 15, and Appendix B heading, printed p. 236 / PDF p. 242 · cited by the explanation
PDF page 15 (opens in a new tab)PDF page 242 (opens in a new tab)