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'''John W. Zastrow''' (1918–1944) was a United States Army Sergeant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 8]]. John enlisted at Chicago, Illinois. | |||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* MIA 4/20/1944 | * MIA 4/20/1944 | ||
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== Timeline == | |||
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* Born 7 October 1918 in U. S. | |||
* 1 April 1942 — Enlisted at Camp Grant, IL as Pvt (ASN 16069520). | |||
* 24 December 1942 — Promoted to Cpl. | |||
* 1 May 1943 — HQ 77th RCN Gp, AAF, Abilene TX. Promoted to Sgt. | |||
* 16 July 1943 — Graduated Class 8 (PI). | |||
* One of four Ritchie Boys who were members of an Air Force Reconnaissance Group and who died when the Liberty ship SS Paul Hamilton on which they were traveling was hit by an aerial torpedo while in the Mediterranean in April 1944. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * 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) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of John W. Zastrow for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Zastrow, John W. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: JOHN W. ZASTROW.doc) | |||