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Re: Stewards

Referencing a Bluejacket Manual, Fifteenth Edition (1957) and the First Far East Cruise Book (1962/1963) I was able to come up with the following:
A. In one section of the BJM, a Stewardsman is listed as Group XII, the only rate in the Group and the rate designator was SD.
B. Also in the same BJM, an E-1 Steward Recruit is identified as a TR; an E-2 Steward Apprentice as a TA and an E-3 Stewardsmen as a TN.
C.Under Group XII (Steward) the designator becomes SD for Steward, somewhat contradicting the other information in the same publication.
D.The Steward rating symbol in the same BJM depicts a crescent shape similar to a large letter 'C'and that also identifies a Steward rating as SD.

During the Kitty Hawk early days at least, the 'Wardroom Stewards' formed S-5 Division as part of the Supply Department.

Hope this helps.