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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* Civil Life


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

Latest revision as of 03:45, 31 August 2026

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Samuel Katz
Personal details
Born1906
NativityCzechoslovakia
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32443724
RankSergeant
Camp RitchieClass 27 (5 February – 5 April 1945)
Section5C
EnlistedFt Jay Governors Island, New York
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Samuel Katz (born 1906) was a United States Army Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 27. Samuel enlisted at Ft Jay Governors Island, New York.

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Field Imported value
Nara ASN 32443724
Nara Name KATZ SAMUEL
Nara State 23
Nara County 47
Nara POE 2327
Nara DOE 20942
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha BI
Nara Branch Code 0
Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Nara Term or Enlistment 5
Term of enlistment Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity N4
Nara Year of Birth 6
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 0
Nara Civilian Occupation 461
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 67
Nara Weight (lbs) 151
Class_ASN 72443724
Class_Name KATZ, Samuel
match_method asn_near_name_exact
row_source both

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
  • Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
  • NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)