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903 Weapons Mechanic, Hand and Shoulder

Appendix B lists SSN 903, Weapons Mechanic, Hand and Shoulder, under AR 615-26 (September 1942 and supplements) and suggests reclassification to SSN 511. This was not an automatic conversion: each affected individual's Qualification Card had to be reviewed against the manual's job specifications.

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  • 511 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.

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Weapons Mechanic, Hand and Shoulder

June 1945 is the manual's publication date; no effective date is given for this reclassification.

  • No June 1945 title is listed for SSN 903, and the suggested reclassification does not establish that any individual's specialty changed.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Weapons Mechanic, Hand and Shoulder. Suggested conversions/remarks, as printed: 511. These are suggested reclassifications subject to individual Qualification Card and job-specification review, not automatic or present-day equivalents. The table gives no row-level calendar effective date. June 1945 is the manual publication date, not an inferred individual conversion date.

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Reviewed September 24, 2026 against references 3 and 4.

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