Marine Corps · SSN history

652 Section Leader, Gun

Appendix B identifies SSN 652 as “Section Leader, Gun” under AR 615-26 of September 1942 and its supplements, and suggests reclassification to SSNs 601, 603, 606, 845, or 864. These were alternatives requiring review of the individual's Qualification Card against job specifications, not automatic conversions or a fixed split.

Codes named in this history

Other history records

These source identifiers have archive pages. Their availability does not establish current service use or retirement.

Codes without a directory match

  • 606 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.
  • 845 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.
  • 864 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.

Documented history

Section Leader, Gun

June 1945 is the manual's publication date. The entry gives no effective date for reclassification.

  • The June 1945 Present Title column is blank; the entry does not specify whether SSN 652 was deleted or fundamentally changed.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Section Leader, Gun. Suggested conversions/remarks, as printed: 601, 603, 606, 845, 864. These are suggested reclassifications subject to individual Qualification Card and job-specification review, not automatic or present-day equivalents. The table gives no row-level calendar effective date. June 1945 is the manual publication date, not an inferred individual conversion date.

Source documents (1)

Reviewed September 24, 2026 against references 3 and 4.

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