MOS 653

[Paul K]

Can anyone tell me what MOS 653 was and what the person who had that MOS did?

I was looking at the 29th ID morning reports summary, and my great uncle was listed as having MOS 653. I looked at the TO&E 7-18 for a Heavy Weapons Company dated 26 Feb 1944 but amended by TM12-427 dated 12 Jul 44, and there 653 is not listed. I looked in the TM and it says 653 was replaced by 1607 and 605. 1607 is a Heavy Mortar Crewman and 605 is a Heavy Machine Gunner.

I'm trying to figure out what my great-uncle's "job" was in D/175.

V/R
Paul

[Paul K]

So it's amazing what you can find on the internet with a touch of effort - sorry for asking a question that I found out that I can partially answer myself.

MOS 653 was a squad leader and 652 was a section leader.

New posit/question: given that in June 1944 my great-uncle was a Staff Sergeant and he was a MOS 653, then per the Feb 1944 TO&E he would have been in the 81-mm Mortar Platoon not one of the Heavy Machine Gun Platoons. Reason being is that the machine gun squad leaders were sergeants where the mortar squad leaders were staff sergeants.

Thoughts?

V/R
PK

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