Toxic Gas Handler
June 1945 is the manual’s publication date; no effective date is given for the suggested conversions.
- The June 1945 Present Title column is blank, so the entry does not establish a same-code rename or a fixed split into two successor specialties.
- The final digit of 870 is degraded in the scan; the reading is supported by the table context and comparison with other numerals.
Source extraction notes
Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Toxic Gas Handler. Suggested conversions/remarks: 521, 870. Transcription caution: the last glyph of 870 is degraded and open in the scan and can resemble C; it is encoded as numeric SSN 870 after comparison with the table context and numeral forms. 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 1, 3 and 4.
- Manual of Military Occupational Specialties, NAVMC 1008-PD, June 1945, Appendix B
1. Appendix B, printed p. 248 / PDF image p. 254, SSN 786 · cited by the explanation
PDF page 254 (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:381; Appendix B, printed p. 248 / PDF image p. 254, SSN 786
PDF page 254 (opens in a new tab)3.NAVMC 1008-PD: Appendix B primary row 786 · Printed p. 248 / PDF p. 254, SSN 786; five-column primary image transcription · cited by the explanation
PDF page 254 (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)