First Musician
The change is dated to 1943; no month or day is given.
Source extraction notes
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: included in Musician 1c 1943. Normalized as merged/included.
Source documents (2)
Reviewed September 23, 2026 against references 1, 2 and 3.
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969)
1. #anchorf, First Musician entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 8 · source dated December 1969 · cited by the explanation
Open source document (opens in a new tab)3.Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969) · event transcription · docs/legacy-data/navy-rating-history.jsonl:6; #anchorf, First Musician entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 8 · cited by the explanation
Open source document (opens in a new tab) - Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970)
2. alphabetic abbreviation list, Mus entry · source dated 1970 · cited by the explanation
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