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Paul E. Demers

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Paul E. Demers
Personal details
Born1923
Died1990
NativityUnited States
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN31266951
RankTechnician Fifth Grade
Camp RitchieClass 15 (4 January – 3 March 1944)
Section7B
EnlistedManchester, New Hampshire
TeamMII 429
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Paul E. Demers (1923–1990) was a United States Army Technician Fifth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 15. Paul enlisted at Manchester, New Hampshire.

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 67
Nara ASN 31266951
Nara Name DEMERS PAUL E
Nara State 14
Nara County 11
Nara POE 1480
Nara DOE 150243
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha BI
Nara Branch Code 0
Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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 14
Nativity.1 NEW HAMPSHIRE
Nara Year of Birth 23
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 137
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 71
Nara Weight (lbs) 136
Class_ASN 31266951
Class_Name DEMERS, Paul E.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 80B55788-3986-4301-9A3C-4A6045FA0265
Census_State NEW HAMPSHIRE
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 17
Census_BirthYear 1923
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL NEW HAMPSHIRE
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ Grade 11
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)