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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=39847513
|asn=39847513
|surname=Root
|surname=Root
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|birth_year=1906
|birth_year=1906
|death_year=2013
|death_year=2013
|nativity=US
|nativity=United States
|religion=P
|religion=Protestant
|enlistment_place=PHOENIX ARIZONA
|enlistment_place=PHOENIX ARIZONA
|state=ARIZONA
|state=ARIZONA
|assignment=VII-1066
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
|certificate=7709
|certificate=7709
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|class_display=18; 19
|class_display=18; 19
}}
}}
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'''Jess H. Root''' (1906&ndash;2013) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 18]] and [[Class 19]]. Jess enlisted at Phoenix, Arizona.
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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)