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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 05:44, 16 September 2026

Peter Gerhard
Personal details
Born1920
Died2006
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN33443288
RankTechnician Fourth Grade
Camp RitchieClass 20 (19 June – 16 August 1944)
Section6A
EnlistedCharlottesville, Virginia
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Peter Gerhard (1920–2006) was a United States Army Technician Fourth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 20. Peter enlisted at Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 86
Nara ASN 33443288
Nara Name GERHARD PETER
Nara State 1
Nara County 31
Nara POE 3319
Nara DOE 31142
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 61
Nativity.1 ILLINOIS
Nara Year of Birth 20
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 6
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 72
Nara Weight (lbs) 149
Class_ASN 33443288
Class_Name GERHARD, Peter
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)