William E. Roder

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William E. Roder
Personal details
Born1907
Died1990
NativityGermany
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32528209
RankTechnician Fifth Grade
Camp RitchieClass 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943)
Section5E
EnlistedNew York City, New York
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William E. Roder (1907–1990) was a United States Army Technician Fifth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 10. William enlisted at New York City, New York.

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 83
Nara ASN 32528209
Nara Name RODER WILLIAM E
Nara State 23
Nara County 61
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 131042
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 N1
Nara Year of Birth 7
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 1
Nara Civilian Occupation 226
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 72
Nara Weight (lbs) 174
Class_ASN 32528209
Class_Name RODER, William E.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 5E0CB9E8-407F-4EDA-9E1A-CD5571CA3C0C
Census_State NEW YORK
Census_Relate Head/Householder
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 33
Census_BirthYear 1907
Census_Marital Widowed
Census_Race White
Census_BPL 453
Census_MBPL 453
Census_FBPL 453
Census_Nativity Foreign born
Census_Citizen Naturalized citizen
Census_Educ Grade 5-8
Census_OCC 988
Census_Mtongue German
Census_Vet1940 Veteran

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)