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|birth_year=1917
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|nativity=Ru
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|religion=H
|religion=Jewish
|enlistment_place=SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
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|education=4 years of college
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|occupation=Bookkeepers and cashiers except bank cashiers
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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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 13:11, 16 September 2026

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Charles Holland
Personal details
Born1917
NativityRussia
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN39001502
RankStaff Sergeant
Camp RitchieClass 29 (13 April – 12 June 1945)
Section5A
EnlistedSan Francisco, California
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Charles Holland (born 1917) was a United States Army Staff Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 29. Charles enlisted at San Francisco, California.

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Field Imported value
Nara ASN 39001502
Nara Name HOLLAND CHARLES
Nara State 91
Nara County 1
Nara POE 9175
Nara DOE 310141
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 4
Term of enlistment Enlistment for assignment to another corps area
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity -9
Nara Year of Birth 17
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 101
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 69
Nara Weight (lbs) 166
Class_ASN 38001502
Class_Name HOLLAND, Charles
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)