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Harry O. Franks
Personal details
Born1908
Died1978
NativityGermany
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32108937
RankSergeant
Camp RitchieClass 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943)
Section5D
EnlistedJamaica, New York
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Harry O. Franks (1908–1978) was a United States Army Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 8. Harry enlisted at Jamaica, New York.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 70
Nara ASN 32108937
Nara Name FRANKS HARRY O
Nara State 3
Nara County 47
Nara POE 2349
Nara DOE 210341
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 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity N1
Nara Year of Birth 8
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 0
Nara Civilian Occupation 71
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 69
Nara Weight (lbs) 190
Class_ASN 32108937
Class_Name FRANKS, Harry O.
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)