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Gordon B. Macpherson

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Gordon B. Macpherson
Personal details
Born1912
Died2006
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN31173549
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 24 (26 October – 29 December 1944)
Section4C
EnlistedProvidence, Rhode Island
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Gordon B. Macpherson (1912–2006) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 24. Gordon enlisted at Providence, Rhode Island.

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 94
Nara ASN 31173549
Nara Name M C PHERSON GORDON B
Nara State 73
Nara County 99
Nara POE 1580
Nara DOE 140842
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
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 13
Nativity.1 MASSACHUSETTS
Nara Year of Birth 12
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 6
Nara Civilian Occupation 91
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 71
Nara Weight (lbs) 185
Class_ASN 31173549
Class_Name MacPHERSON, Gordon B.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

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)