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Carl H. Heimerdinger
Personal details
Born1914
Died2003
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN15373127
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section5B
EnlistedCovington, Kentucky
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Carl H. Heimerdinger (1914–2003) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 18. Carl enlisted at Covington, Kentucky.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Also Class 17 GerOB
  • OB 59

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 89
Nara ASN 15373127
Nara Name HEIMERDINGER CARL H
Nara State 53
Nara County 193
Nara POE 5224
Nara DOE 271142
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha SC
Nara Branch Code 90
Branch Signal Corps
Nara Term or Enlistment 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity 53
Nativity.1 OHIO
Nara Year of Birth 14
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 105
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 70
Nara Weight (lbs) 130
Class_ASN 15373127
Class_Name HEIMERDINGER, Carl H.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 5DFBD398-D193-488F-BAA4-FB98FEA17F68
Census_State OHIO
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 26
Census_BirthYear 1914
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL OHIO
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ 4 years of college
Census_OCC 266

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)