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Alexander P Bock
Personal details
Born1919
Died1984
NativityUnited States
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32346263
RankCorporal
Camp RitchieClass 19 (16 May – 13 July 1944)
Section7B
EnlistedFt Jay Governors Island, New York
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Alexander P Bock (1919–1984) was a United States Army Corporal who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 19. Alexander enlisted at Ft Jay Governors Island, New York.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Also Class 1 CI
  • Also Class 19 (special)

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 65
Nara ASN 32346263
Nara Name BOCK ALEXANDER P
Nara State 23
Nara County 47
Nara POE 2327
Nara DOE 290542
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 23
Nativity.1 NEW YORK
Nara Year of Birth 19
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 6
Nara Civilian Occupation 1
Nara Marital Status 1
Nara Height (inches) 67
Nara Weight (lbs) 162
Class_ASN 32346263
Class_Name BOCK, Alexander P.
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)