Specialist (Photographic) · Split into LI, PH, 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). | included in Photographer's Mate and Lithographer 1948. Normalized as split/multi-destination. Reconciles 2 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) (#anchorl, Lithographer entry; #anchors, Specialists (P) Photographic Specialists entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 9, 15)
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970) (alphabetic abbreviation list, Sp(P), LI, PH entries)