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Howard Schaefer
| Howard Schaefer | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1918 |
| Died | 1991 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32056748 |
| Rank | Technician Fifth Grade |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943) |
| Section | 5B |
| Enlisted | Newark, New Jersey |
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Howard Schaefer (1918–1991) was a United States Army Technician Fifth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 10. Howard enlisted at Newark, New Jersey.
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 73 |
| Nara ASN | 32056748 |
| Nara Name | SCHAEFER HOWARD |
| Nara State | 22 |
| Nara County | 31 |
| Nara POE | 2252 |
| Nara DOE | 200141 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Term of enlistment | Unknown |
| Defer. Date | 0 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | N1 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 18 |
| Nara Race | J |
| Nara Race Description | White not yet a citizen |
| Nara Education | 4 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 43 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 68 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 126 |
| Class_ASN | 32056748 |
| Class_Name | SCHAEFER, Howard |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Sources
- Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
- NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)