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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)

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Al Burstein
Personal details
Born1910
Died1992
NativityUnited States
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN37521673
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 25 (30 November 1944 – 29 January 1945)
Section6A
EnlistedFt Leavenworth, Kansas
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Al Burstein (1910–1992) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 25. Al enlisted at Ft Leavenworth, Kansas.

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 82
Nara ASN 37521673
Nara Name BURSTEIN AL
Nara State 75
Nara County 95
Nara POE 7325
Nara DOE 120643
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 10
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 9
Nara Civilian Occupation 97
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 8
Nara Weight (lbs) 3
Class_ASN 37521673
Class_Name BURSTEIN, Al
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 43E36999-8ED3-4E23-8170-E21AAEEDC6AB
Census_State MISSOURI
Census_Relate Head/Householder
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 30
Census_BirthYear 1910
Census_Marital Married, spouse present
Census_Race White
Census_BPL MASSACHUSETTS
Census_MBPL 455
Census_FBPL 455
Census_Nativity Native born, both parents foreign
Census_Educ 4 years of college
Census_OCC 210
Census_Mtongue Yiddish, Jewish
Census_Vet1940 Veteran

Sources

  • 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)