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Michael P. Lahovary

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Michael P. Lahovary
Personal details
Born1916
Bucharest, Romania
Died1967
NativityRomania
ReligionGreek Orthodox
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32619542
RankCorporal
Camp RitchieClass 4 (6 January – 6 March 1943)
Section16
EnlistedNew York City, New York
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Michael P. Lahovary (1916–1967) was a United States Army Corporal who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 4. Michael enlisted at New York City, New York.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Michael worked at World’s Fair. He worked with source agents ‘200’ and ‘201’. In 1938, he completed Law school courses in Romania.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 51
Nara ASN 32619542
Nara Name LAHOVARY MICHAEL P
Nara State 23
Nara County 61
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 61142
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha 29
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 N5
Nara Year of Birth 16
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 993
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 69
Nara Weight (lbs) 150
Class_ASN 32619542
Class_Name Lahovary, Michael P.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • Born 14 May 1916 in Bucharest, Romania.
  • May 1943 — Transferred to OSS. Trained with SI at Areas ‘A’ and ‘C’.
  • 6 October 1944 — Sent as part of SI to Bucharest. Assigned to X-2 and became best.

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)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Michael P. Lahovary for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Lahovary, Michael P. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: MICHAEL P. LAHOVARY.doc)