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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 05:27, 16 September 2026

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Albert C. Ferguson
Personal details
Born1911
Died1995
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN35912611
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 24 (26 October – 29 December 1944)
Section4D
EnlistedCleveland, Ohio
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Albert C. Ferguson (1911–1995) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 24. Albert enlisted at Cleveland, Ohio.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 84
Nara ASN 35912611
Nara Name FERGUSON ALBERT C
Nara State 53
Nara County 85
Nara POE 5323
Nara DOE 280743
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha NO
Nara Branch Code 2
Branch No branch assignment
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 53
Nativity.1 OHIO
Nara Year of Birth 11
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 24
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 0
Nara Weight (lbs) 0
Class_ASN 36912611
Class_Name FERGUSON, Albert C.
match_method asn_near_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)