Marine Corps · SSN history

754 Radio Mechanic, Aviation

Appendix B identifies SSN 754 by its June 1944 title, Radio Mechanic, Aviation, and suggests SSN 174 as a possible replacement. This was not an automatic conversion: each affected Marine’s Qualification Card had to be reviewed against the job specifications before selecting a replacement.

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Radio Mechanic, Aviation

June 1945 is the manual’s publication date, not an effective conversion date. No effective date is given for this entry.

  • The June 1945 Present Title column is blank; the entry does not establish a fixed replacement or confirm an individual Marine’s conversion to SSN 174.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the June 1944 tentative-manual column: Radio Mechanic, Aviation. Suggested conversions/remarks: 174. The table gives no row-level effective date. June 1945 is the manual publication date, not an effective conversion date.

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Reviewed September 24, 2026 against references 3 and 4.

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