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== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* Class 26 JapOB ASTP
* Class 26 JapOB ASTP
* Civil Life


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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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)

Latest revision as of 04:16, 31 August 2026

Carl Ransow
Personal details
Born1921
Died2008
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN31363999
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 21 (21 July – 18 September 1944)
Section1A
EnlistedBoston, Massachusetts
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Carl Ransow (1921–2008) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 21. Carl enlisted at Boston, Massachusetts.

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  • Class 26 JapOB ASTP

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 87
Nara ASN 31363999
Nara Name RANSOW CARL
Nara State 13
Nara County 21
Nara POE 1306
Nara DOE 250643
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha NO
Nara Branch Code 2
Branch No branch assignment
Nara Term or Enlistment 5
Term of enlistment Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity 13
Nativity.1 MASSACHUSETTS
Nara Year of Birth 21
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 992
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 28
Nara Weight (lbs) 80
Class_ASN 31363999
Class_Name RANSOW, Carl
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)