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Alexander Bloomfield

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Alexander Bloomfield
Personal details
Born1909
Died2010
NativityPoland
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN31465978
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 22 (23 August – 21 October 1944)
Section7C
EnlistedFt Devens, Massachusetts
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Alexander Bloomfield (1909–2010) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 22. Alexander enlisted at Ft Devens, Massachusetts.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Also PG Class 1 Russian

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 101
Nara ASN 31465978
Nara Name BLOOMFIELD ALEXANDER
Nara State 13
Nara County 21
Nara POE 1328
Nara DOE 290444
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 N0
Nara Year of Birth 9
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 91
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 0
Nara Weight (lbs) 0
Class_ASN 31465978
Class_Name BLOOMFIELD, Alexander
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

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)