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Henry Ballin

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Henry Ballin
Personal details
Born1920
Died1991
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN38584385
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 26 (3 January – 3 March 1945), 27 (5 February – 5 April 1945)
Section5B (26); 5A (27)
EnlistedSanta Fe, New Mexico
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Henry Ballin (1920–1991) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 26 and Class 27. Henry enlisted at Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 71
Nara ASN 38584385
Nara Name BALLIN HENRY
Nara State 83
Nara County 49
Nara POE 8365
Nara DOE 250144
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 N1
Nara Year of Birth 20
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 6
Nara Civilian Occupation 170
Nara Marital Status 1
Nara Height (inches) 66
Nara Weight (lbs) 666
Class_ASN 38584385
Class_Name BALLIN, Henry J.; BALLIN, Henry
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)