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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=39014762
|asn=39014762
|surname=Engels
|surname=Engels
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|middle=E.
|middle=E.
|class_section=5B (26); 5C (27)
|class_section=5B (26); 5C (27)
|class_rank=S/Sgt
|class_rank=Staff Sergeant
|birth_year=1920
|birth_year=1920
|death_year=1992
|death_year=1992
|nativity=Ge
|nativity=Germany
|religion=P
|religion=Protestant
|enlistment_place=PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY CALIFORNIA
|enlistment_place=PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY CALIFORNIA
|state=CALIFORNIA
|state=CALIFORNIA
|assignment=IX-1335
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
|certificate=10767
|certificate=10767
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|class_display=26; 27
|class_display=26; 27
}}
}}
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'''Gerd E. Engels''' (1920&ndash;1992) was a United States Army Staff Sergeant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 26]] and [[Class 27]]. Gerd enlisted at Presidio of Monterey, California.
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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)