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Thomas W. Binford

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Thomas W. Binford
Personal details
Born1924
Died1999
NativityUnited States
ReligionQuaker
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN12161132
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section6D
EnlistedNewark, New Jersey
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Thomas W. Binford (1924–1999) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 18. Thomas enlisted at Newark, New Jersey.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 75
Nara ASN 12161132
Nara Name BINFORD THOMAS W
Nara State 2
Nara County 21
Nara POE 2252
Nara DOE 220942
Nara Branch Code 0
Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Nara Term or Enlistment 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 33
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity 51
Nativity.1 INDIANA
Nara Year of Birth 24
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 5
Nara Civilian Occupation 992
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 68
Nara Weight (lbs) 193
Class_ASN 12161132
Class_Name BINFORD, Thomas W.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID A8E3D0E9-0B67-4877-B701-D9CD415B4707
Census_State INDIANA
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 16
Census_BirthYear 1924
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL INDIANA
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ Grade 10
Census_OCC 995

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)