Marine Corps · SSN history

857 Flight Surgeon's Assistant

Appendix B excludes SSN 857, Flight Surgeon's Assistant, from Marine Corps use by marking it “None,” meaning no Marine Corps specialty. It identifies this as an earlier title from AR 615-26 (September 1942 and supplements), with no June 1945 title or designated successor.

Documented history

Flight Surgeon's Assistant

June 1945 is the manual's publication date, not an effective cancellation date. No effective date for this classification's removal from Marine Corps use is given.

Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Flight Surgeon's Assistant. 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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