Marine Corps · SSN history

971 Airplane Handler

Appendix B lists the earlier SSN 971, Airplane Handler, from AR 615-26 (September 1942 and supplements) as deleted for Marine Corps use. Its notation “None” means no Marine Corps specialty; no June 1945 title or successor is given.

Documented history

Airplane Handler

June 1945 is the manual’s publication date. The entry gives no effective date for the deletion.

Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Airplane Handler. 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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