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== Research notes ==
* Also Class 6 OB
* Author of
* Germans: The Biography
* Ob 9


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== Research notes ==
* Also Class 6 OB
* Author of
* Germans: The Biography
* Ob 9
== Timeline ==
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* 11/28/1919 Born in Chicago (Episcopalian).
* 6/21/1943 Started Class 9 (IPW-Ge).
* 8/18/1943 Graduated Class 9 as Pvt.
* 8/23/1943 Started Class 6 GerOB.
* 11/18/1943 Alerted. Assigned to Company “K”.
* 5/1943 Basic training with 708th M.P. Battalion.
* Assigned to OB Team 9 attached to 90th Infantry Division.
* Served with 3rd Armored Division (with Gen. Maurice Rose).
* Served with OMGUS ?.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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* 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)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of George T Bailey for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 3 source documents reviewed)

Revision as of 03:14, 31 August 2026

George T Bailey
Personal details
Birth nameTheodore
Born1919
Chicago
Died2001
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32891255
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 9 (21 June – 18 August 1943)
Section5D
EnlistedNew York City, New York
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George T Bailey (1919–2001) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 9. George enlisted at New York City, New York.

Biography

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 82
Nara ASN 32891255
Nara Name BAILEY GEORGE T
Nara State 23
Nara County 61
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 170443
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 61
Nativity.1 ILLINOIS
Nara Year of Birth 19
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 6
Nara Civilian Occupation 992
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 68
Nara Weight (lbs) 132
Class_ASN 32891255
Class_Name BAILEY, George T.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Research notes

  • Also Class 6 OB
  • Author of
  • Germans: The Biography
  • Ob 9

Timeline

  • 11/28/1919 Born in Chicago (Episcopalian).
  • 6/21/1943 Started Class 9 (IPW-Ge).
  • 8/18/1943 Graduated Class 9 as Pvt.
  • 8/23/1943 Started Class 6 GerOB.
  • 11/18/1943 Alerted. Assigned to Company “K”.
  • 5/1943 Basic training with 708th M.P. Battalion.
  • Assigned to OB Team 9 attached to 90th Infantry Division.
  • Served with 3rd Armored Division (with Gen. Maurice Rose).
  • Served with OMGUS ?.

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)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of George T Bailey for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 3 source documents reviewed)