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Kenneth A. Grow

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Kenneth A. Grow
Personal details
Born1912
Died1993
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN39715715
RankSergeant
Camp RitchieClass 23 (25 September – 23 November 1944)
Section4E
EnlistedLos Angeles, California
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Kenneth A. Grow (1912–1993) was a United States Army Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 23. Kenneth enlisted at Los Angeles, California.

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 81
Nara ASN 39715715
Nara Name GROW KENNETH A
Nara State 91
Nara County 37
Nara POE 9141
Nara DOE 11143
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 51
Nativity.1 INDIANA
Nara Year of Birth 12
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 266
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 88
Nara Weight (lbs) 0
Class_ASN 39715715
Class_Name GROW, Kenneth A.
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)