Marine Corps · SSN history

781 Water Tender

Water Tender, listed under SSN 781 in the September 1942 AR 615-26 and supplements column, is marked “None,” meaning no Marine Corps specialty. The June 1945 title for 781, Flame Thrower Operator, is not identified as Water Tender’s replacement.

Documented history

Water Tender

No effective date is given for the Water Tender entry. June 1945 is the manual’s publication date, not an established cancellation or conversion date.

  • No replacement specialty is specified for Water Tender; any individual reclassification required review of the person’s qualifications.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Water Tender. Suggested conversions/remarks: *None. 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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