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Orville R. Myrabo

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Orville R. Myrabo
Personal details
Born1919
Died1998
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN17047240
RankStaff Sergeant
Camp RitchieClass 24 (26 October – 29 December 1944)
Section4G
EnlistedFt Snelling, Minnesota
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Orville R. Myrabo (1919–1998) was a United States Army Staff Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 24. Orville enlisted at Ft Snelling, Minnesota.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

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  • CIC496

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 79
Nara ASN 17047240
Nara Name MYRABO ORVILLE R
Nara State 78
Nara County 83
Nara POE 7435
Nara DOE 100142
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 78
Nativity.1 SOUTH DAKOTA
Nara Year of Birth 19
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 6
Nara Civilian Occupation 137
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 67
Nara Weight (lbs) 146
Class_ASN 17047240
Class_Name MYRABo, Orville R.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID E291ACE0-8497-424C-9A03-C3B36B3A359A
Census_State SOUTH DAKOTA
Census_Relate Other non-relatives
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 21
Census_BirthYear 1919
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL SOUTH DAKOTA
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ 1 year of college
Census_OCC 210

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)