Dog Handler
June 1945 is the manual’s publication date. No calendar effective date is given for a change involving SSN 897.
- The reference to SSN 873 required review of the individual’s qualifications against the job specifications, not automatic conversion.
Source extraction notes
Predecessor title from the June 1944 tentative-manual column: Dog Handler. Suggested conversions/remarks, as printed: *See also 873. Asterisks bind the suggestions to the correspondingly marked earlier title, not to an unmarked present-title meaning. The Present Title column is the manual's June 1945 meaning: Dog Handler, Combat. It is not a present-day MOS equivalence. This is a cross-reference or instruction to review the job specification, not an explicit fixed replacement or proof of cancellation. 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.
- Manual of Military Occupational Specialties, NAVMC 1008-PD, June 1945, Appendix B
1. Appendix B, printed p. 250 / PDF image p. 256, SSN 897
PDF page 256 (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:438; Appendix B, printed p. 250 / PDF image p. 256, SSN 897
PDF page 256 (opens in a new tab)3.NAVMC 1008-PD: Appendix B primary row 897 · Printed p. 250 / PDF p. 256, SSN 897; five-column primary image transcription · cited by the explanation
PDF page 256 (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)