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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 12:33, 31 August 2026

Will F. Sovereign
Personal details
Born1916
Died1998
NativityUnited States
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN17057771
RankTechnician Fourth Grade
Camp RitchieClass 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943)
Section6A
EnlistedFt Leavenworth, Kansas
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Will F. Sovereign (1916–1998) was a United States Army Technician Fourth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 10. Will enlisted at Ft Leavenworth, Kansas.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 82
Nara ASN 17057771
Nara Name SOVEREIGN WILL F
Nara State 2
Nara County 17
Nara POE 7325
Nara DOE 190542
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 62
Nativity.1 MICHIGAN
Nara Year of Birth 16
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 1
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 70
Nara Weight (lbs) 148
Class_ASN 17057771
Class_Name SOVEREIGN, Will F.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 8981365C-CD1B-4CE9-9589-E7427E68E1B0
Census_State MICHIGAN
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 24
Census_BirthYear 1916
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL MICHIGAN
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ 4 years of college
Census_OCC 995

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)