Aerographer · Renamed to AERM, effective 1942
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: changed to Aerographer's Mate 1942. | Changed from Aerographer 1942. Normalized as renamed/changed. Reconciles 2 reciprocal, grade-specific, or repeated source assertions for the same predecessor/date. The companion abbreviation list does not contain predecessor code Aerog; this historical form comes from the compilation text or its printed title notation and is flagged in the audit.
Sources
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969) (#anchora, Aerographer entry; #anchora, Aerographer's Mate entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 1)
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970) (alphabetic abbreviation list, AERM entry)