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Richard A. Krahl

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Richard A. Krahl
Personal details
Born1916
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN36317163
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 22 (23 August – 21 October 1944)
Section6C
EnlistedCp Grant, Illinois
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Richard A. Krahl (born 1916) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 22. Richard enlisted at Cp Grant, Illinois.

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Field Imported value
Nara ASN 36317163
Nara Name KRAHL RICHARD A
Nara State 61
Nara County 31
Nara POE 6112
Nara DOE 100242
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 61
Nativity.1 ILLINOIS
Nara Year of Birth 16
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 5
Nara Civilian Occupation 783
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 70
Nara Weight (lbs) 164
Class_ASN 86317163
Class_Name KRAHL, Richard A.
match_method asn_near_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 49C418C9-A1ED-402E-BB7F-4570CB8E7B3A
Census_State ILLINOIS
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 24
Census_BirthYear 1916
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL ILLINOIS
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ Grade 12
Census_OCC 336

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)