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PH Photographer's Mate

In 1952, Photographer's Mate was combined under the Photographer's Mate rating, keeping the PH designation. This was a combination under the same name and code, not a change to a differently named rating.

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Photographer's Mate

The combination is dated only to 1952; no month or day is given.

  • The record does not specify which ratings or subdivisions were brought together.
Source extraction notes

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

Source documents (2)

Reviewed September 23, 2026 against references 1 and 3.

Photographer's Mate

In 1948, the Photographer's Mate rating split into Photographer's Mate (PH) and Aviation Photographer's Mate (AF). PH therefore remained one of the resulting ratings rather than being wholly replaced by AF.

The split is dated to 1948; no month or day is given.

  • The record does not state how sailors were assigned to the two resulting ratings.
Source extraction notes

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

Source documents (2)

Reviewed September 23, 2026 against references 1 and 3.

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