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Robert A. Potash
Personal details
Born1921
Died2016
NativityUnited States
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN31224431
RankTechnician Fourth Grade
Camp RitchieClass 19 (16 May – 13 July 1944)
Section6A
EnlistedBoston, Massachusetts

Robert A. Potash (1921 – 2016) was a United States Army Technician Fourth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 19 (16 May – 13 July 1944). Robert enlisted at Boston, Massachusetts.

Interview Listen to Robert A. Potash on Yiddish Book Center oral history.
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Research notes

  • Also Class 18 JapOB
  • Looking Back
  • OB 41
  • Civil Life

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 95
Nara ASN 31224431
Nara Name POTASH ROBERT A
Nara State 13
Nara County 17
Nara POE 1306
Nara DOE 171042
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 13
Nativity.1 MASSACHUSETTS
Nara Year of Birth 21
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 992
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 69
Nara Weight (lbs) 141
Class_ASN 31224431
Class_Name POTASH, Robert A.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Sources

  • Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
  • NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)