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== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
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* Camp Ritchie | * 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 01:18, 1 September 2026
| Walter Szmid | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1916 |
| Died | 1996 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32069182 |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 28 (11 March – 10 May 1945) |
| Section | 7D |
| Enlisted | Trenton, New Jersey |
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Walter Szmid (1916–1996) was a United States Army Staff Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 28. Walter enlisted at Trenton, New Jersey.
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| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 80 |
| Nara ASN | 32069182 |
| Nara Name | SZMID WALTER |
| Nara State | 22 |
| Nara County | 7 |
| Nara POE | 2280 |
| Nara DOE | 70341 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Term of enlistment | Unknown |
| Defer. Date | 0 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | 32 |
| Nativity.1 | PENNSYLVANIA |
| Nara Year of Birth | 16 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 8 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 688 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 67 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 155 |
| Class_ASN | 32069182 |
| Class_Name | SZMID, Walter |
| match_method | asn_exact_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)