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PH Photographer's Mate

Merged into PH, effective 1952.

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Photographer's Mate · Merged into PH, effective 1952

Malin/BUPERS source assertion: combined as Photographer's Mate 1952. Normalized as merged/included.

Sources

Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969) (#anchorp, Photographer's Mate entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 13)
Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970) (alphabetic abbreviation list, PH entry)

Photographer's Mate · Split into PH, AF, effective 1948

Malin/BUPERS source assertion: split into Photographer's Mate and Aviation Photographer's Mate 1948. Normalized as split/multi-destination.

Sources

Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969) (#anchorp, Photographer's Mate entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 13)
Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970) (alphabetic abbreviation list, PH, AF entries)

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