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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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Ralph Thompson
Personal details
Born1904
Died1989
NativityUnited States
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32330502
RankSergeant
Camp RitchieClass 3 (2 November – 23 December 1942)
SectionL
EnlistedFt Jay Governors Island, New York
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Ralph Thompson (1904–1989) was a United States Army Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 3. Ralph enlisted at Ft Jay Governors Island, New York.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 85
Nara ASN 32330502
Nara Name THOMPSON RALPH
Nara State 22
Nara County 13
Nara POE 2327
Nara DOE 20542
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 22
Nativity.1 NEW JERSEY
Nara Year of Birth 4
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 6
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 69
Nara Weight (lbs) 146
Class_ASN 32330502
Class_Name THOMPSON, Ralph
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)