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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=42070690
|asn=42070690
|surname=Messer
|surname=Messer
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|birth_year=1920
|birth_year=1920
|death_year=2013
|death_year=2013
|nativity=Cz
|nativity=Czechoslovakia
|religion=P
|religion=Protestant
|assignment=VII-1008
|ipw_ge=188
|ipw_ge=188
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
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|class_display=22
|class_display=22
}}
}}
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'''Thomas M. Messer''' (1920&ndash;2013) was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 22]].
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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)