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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=32550269
|asn=32550269
|surname=Menken
|surname=Menken
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|birth_year=1917
|birth_year=1917
|death_year=1993
|death_year=1993
|nativity=Ge
|nativity=Germany
|religion=J
|religion=Jewish
|enlistment_place=MEADVILLE PENNSYLVANIA
|enlistment_place=MEADVILLE PENNSYLVANIA
|state=NEW YORK
|state=NEW YORK
|assignment=VII-1008
|ipw_ge=191
|ipw_ge=191
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
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|class_display=21; 22
|class_display=21; 22
}}
}}
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'''John J. Menken''' (1917&ndash;1993) was a United States Army Technician Fourth Grade who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 21]] and [[Class 22]]. John enlisted at Meadville, Pennsylvania.
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== 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)