Printer (L) (Lithographers) · Merged into LI, effective 1948
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: Established 1948 from the ratings of Specialist (P) (Photographic Specialists), Printer, Printer (L) (Lithographers), and Printer (M) (Offset Process). 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) (#anchorl, Lithographer entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 9)
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970) (alphabetic abbreviation list, PrTrL, LI entries)