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Michael F. Shaia

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Michael F. Shaia
Personal details
Born1906
NativityFrance
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32097018
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 2 (24 August – 17 October 1942)
EnlistedFt Jay Governors Island, New York
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Michael F. Shaia (born 1906) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 2. Michael enlisted at Ft Jay Governors Island, New York.

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Field Imported value
Nara ASN 32097018
Nara Name SHAIA M HAEL F
Nara State 23
Nara County 47
Nara POE 2327
Nara DOE 240641
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 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity L3
Nara Year of Birth 6
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 718
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 68
Nara Weight (lbs) 139
Class_Name Shaia, Michael
match_method unique_name_no_asn
row_source both

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)