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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=0282987
|asn=0282987
|surname=Smith
|surname=Smith
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|middle=H.
|middle=H.
|class_rank=Major
|class_rank=Major
|class_branch=Ord
|birth_year=1905
|birth_year=1905
|death_year=1982
|death_year=1982
|nativity=US
|nativity=United States
|religion=P
|religion=Protestant
|assignment=VI-856
|overseas=N
|overseas=N
|certificate=4112
|certificate=4112
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|class_number=12
|class_number=12
|class_display=12
|class_display=12
|arm_or_service=Ordnance Department
}}
}}
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'''Nelson H. Smith''' (1905&ndash;1982) was a United States Army Major who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 12]].
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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)