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Ernst D. Becker

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Ernst D. Becker
Personal details
Born1907
Died1993
NativityGermany
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN38555706
EnlistedFt Sam Houston, Texas
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Ernst D. Becker (1907–1993) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Ernst enlisted at Ft Sam Houston, Texas.

Biography[edit | edit source]

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • 2/18/44 (special)

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 86
Nara ASN 38555706
Nara Name BECKER ERNST D
Nara State 85
Nara County 453
Nara POE 8554
Nara DOE 200843
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 7
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 7
Nara Civilian Occupation 1
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 0
Nara Weight (lbs) 0
row_source demographics
Census_HISTID 2C05A759-A63C-46F8-B354-7B8C7AAF230F
Census_State TEXAS
Census_Relate Head/Householder
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 33
Census_BirthYear 1907
Census_Marital Married, spouse present
Census_Race White
Census_BPL 453
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Citizen Naturalized citizen
Census_Educ 3 years of college
Census_OCC 266

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)