Remove invalid assignment field
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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=37570524
|asn=37570524
|surname=Caspersen
|surname=Caspersen
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|middle=B.
|middle=B.
|class_section=6D
|class_section=6D
|class_rank=Pvt
|class_rank=Private
|birth_year=1914
|birth_year=1914
|death_year=1999
|death_year=1999
|nativity=US
|nativity=United States
|religion=P
|religion=Protestant
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
|certificate=5514
|certificate=5514
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|class_display=15
|class_display=15
}}
}}
<div class="soldier-lead">
'''Ralph B. Caspersen''' (1914&ndash;1999) was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 15]].
</div>


== 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)