Soft launch: Soldier biographies and research notes vary in completeness. Prefer class-roster, NARA, newspapers, and other cited sources for contested facts — treat Research notes as leads, not settled history. Anyone can correct a page; contact us with questions.

Kocem, Felix H. (32972884): Difference between revisions

From Ritchie Boys Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Weave timeline facts into existing biography without replacing prose
Clean Timeline bullets (drop bare class numbers and truncated OCR)
Line 95: Line 95:
| row_source || both
| row_source || both
|}
|}
== Timeline ==
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed soldier-timeline">
<div class="soldier-timeline-body">
* 9 October 1943 — Became naturalized citizen.
* Assigned to ?.
* Served with Counter Intelligence Corps.
* Wounded in France. Purple Heart.
</div>
</div><div style="clear: both;"></div>


== Sources ==
== Sources ==

Revision as of 03:41, 1 September 2026

Felix H. Kocem
Personal details
NativityAustria
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32972884
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 14 (2 December 1943 – 31 January 1944)
Section5B
EnlistedNew York City, New York
Research notes on this page are compiled from the source file and later edits. They may be unverified, incomplete, or incorrect, and should not be treated as established fact. Please correct the article or add sources on the talk page. For class-roster terms, see About the data.
Sources & confidence: Treat Research notes as leads, not settled fact. Prefer NARA, the class roster, newspapers, Find a Grave, or published histories for contested claims. Mark unsourced claims with {{Needs source}}, or explain disagreements on talk. Baseline import notes: About the data.


Felix H. Kocem was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 14. Felix enlisted at New York City, New York.

Biography

On 9 October 1943, Felix became a naturalized citizen. Kocem was an Austrian-born Jewish Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 14.

Research notes

  • 10/25/23- ?

Gallery

After you are autoconfirmed, upload a photo and add [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|caption]] here, or set |photo=Example.jpg in the infobox.

Technical record

Field Imported value
Nara ASN 32972884
Nara Name KENT FELIX H
Nara State 23
Nara County 61
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 220643
Nara Grade Alpha P5T
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 N2
Nara Year of Birth 23
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 6
Nara Civilian Occupation 68
Nara Marital Status 1
Nara Height (inches) 44
Nara Weight (lbs) 666
Class_ASN 32972884
Class_Name KOCEM, Felix H.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline

  • 9 October 1943 — Became naturalized citizen.
  • Assigned to ?.
  • Served with Counter Intelligence Corps.
  • Wounded in France. Purple Heart.

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)