Remove invalid assignment field
Expand exact roster rank codes (class_rank: Pfc -> Private First Class)
 
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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=18154959
|asn=18154959
|surname=Bessinger
|surname=Bessinger
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|middle=B.
|middle=B.
|class_section=6B
|class_section=6B
|class_rank=Pfc
|class_rank=Private First Class
|birth_year=1921
|birth_year=1921
|death_year=1994
|death_year=1994
|nativity=US
|nativity=United States
|religion=P
|religion=Protestant
|enlistment_place=SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
|enlistment_place=SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
|state=TEXAS
|state=TEXAS
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|class_display=19
|class_display=19
}}
}}
<div class="soldier-lead">
'''Jess B. Bessinger''' (1921&ndash;1994) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 19]]. Jess enlisted at San Antonio, Texas.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* Pi 113
* Pi 113
* 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)