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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 05:18, 16 September 2026

Charles P Edwards
Personal details
Born1916
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN34352469
RankSergeant
Camp RitchieClass 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943)
Section4B
EnlistedFt Mcpherson Atlanta, Georgia
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Charles P Edwards (born 1916) was a United States Army Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 8. Charles enlisted at Ft Mcpherson Atlanta, Georgia.

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Field Imported value
Nara ASN 34352469
Nara Name EDWARDS CHARLES P
Nara State 43
Nara County 21
Nara POE 4344
Nara DOE 30742
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha BI
Nara Branch Code 0
Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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 43
Nativity.1 GEORGIA
Nara Year of Birth 16
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 101
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 67
Nara Weight (lbs) 116
Class_ASN 34352469
Class_Name EDWARDS, Charles
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)