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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=20520636
|asn=20520636
|surname=Oester
|surname=Oester
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|class_rank=S/Sgt
|class_rank=S/Sgt
|birth_year=1913
|birth_year=1913
|nativity=US
|nativity=United States
|enlistment_place=CINCINNATI OHIO
|enlistment_place=CINCINNATI OHIO
|state=OHIO
|state=OHIO
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|class_display=20
|class_display=20
}}
}}
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'''John P. Oester''' (born 1913) was a United States Army Staff Sergeant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 20]]. John enlisted at Cincinnati, Ohio.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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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)