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John J. Buczkowski

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John J. Buczkowski
Personal details
Born1919
Died1951
NativityUnited States
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN33027769
RankCorporal
Camp RitchieClass 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section6A
EnlistedPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
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John J. Buczkowski (1919–1951) was a United States Army Corporal who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 16. John enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 32
Nara ASN 33027769
Nara Name BUCZKOWSKI JOHN J
Nara State 32
Nara County 91
Nara POE 3295
Nara DOE 120341
Nara Grade Alpha PV
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha BI
Nara Branch Code 0
Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Nara Term or Enlistment 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity 32
Nativity.1 PENNSYLVANIA
Nara Year of Birth 19
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 3
Nara Civilian Occupation 149
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 68
Nara Weight (lbs) 143
Class_ASN 33027769
Class_Name BUCZKOWSKI, John J.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 8213ABB8-CB15-4A17-8CA1-C7938B9466B3
Census_State PENNSYLVANIA
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 21
Census_BirthYear 1919
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL PENNSYLVANIA
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ Grade 5-8
Census_OCC 486

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)