Pharmacist's Mate · Split into DT, HM, effective 1948
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: Changed from Pharmacist's Mate 1948. | changed to Hospital Corpsman and Dental Technician 1948. Normalized as split/multi-destination. Reconciles 3 reciprocal, grade-specific, or repeated source assertions for the same predecessor/date.
Sources
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969) (#anchord, Dental Technician entry; #anchorh, Hospital Corpsman entry; #anchorp, Pharmacist's Mate entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 7, 8, 12)
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970) (alphabetic abbreviation list, PhM, DT, HM entries)