Radarman
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: Established 1948 from the ratings of Specialist (Y) (Control Tower Operators), Radarman, Specialist (X) (Air Station Operations Desk (Time Shack), Specialist (X) (Operations--Plotting and Chart Work), and Specialist (V) (Transport Airmen). Normalized as merged/included.
Source documents (2)
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969)
1. #anchora, Air Controlman entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 1 · source dated December 1969
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2. alphabetic abbreviation list, RD, AC entries · source dated 1970
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