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John C. Fries

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John C. Fries
Personal details
Born1900
Died1979
NativityDenmark
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN36437126
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 5 (8 February – 9 April 1943)
Section5
EnlistedPeoria, Illinois
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John C. Fries (1900–1979) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 5. John enlisted at Peoria, Illinois.

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 79
Nara ASN 36437126
Nara Name FRIES JOHN C
Nara State 61
Nara County 143
Nara POE 6167
Nara DOE 211142
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha B9
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 M2
Nara Year of Birth 0
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 2
Nara Civilian Occupation 180
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 69
Nara Weight (lbs) 173
Class_ASN 36437126
Class_Name FRIES, John C.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 2F4EC709-A666-4A5C-9E99-47795B8C67B6
Census_State ILLINOIS
Census_Relate Other non-relatives
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 40
Census_BirthYear 1900
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL 400
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Citizen Naturalized citizen
Census_Educ Grade 12
Census_OCC 298

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)