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Ernest Joseph Dubois

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Ernest Joseph Dubois
Personal details
Born1918
Died2003
NativityUnited States
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN11085448
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 7 (15 April – 12 June 1943)
Section13
EnlistedRutland, Vermont
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Ernest Joseph Dubois (1918–2003) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 7. Ernest enlisted at Rutland, Vermont.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 85
Nara ASN 11085448
Nara Name DU BOIS ERNEST J
Nara State 16
Nara County 9
Nara POE 1665
Nara DOE 291042
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha AC
Nara Branch Code 20
Branch Air Corps
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 16
Nativity.1 VERMONT
Nara Year of Birth 18
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 306
Nara Marital Status 1
Nara Height (inches) 67
Nara Weight (lbs) 138
Class_ASN 11085448
Class_Name DuBOIS, Ernest J.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID CD5E9BB3-AF68-433A-B257-3DBADA32BA3F
Census_State MASSACHUSETTS
Census_Relate Sibling
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 22
Census_BirthYear 1918
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL VERMONT
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ Grade 12
Census_OCC 740

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)