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Edwin H. Van Gessel

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Edwin H. Van Gessel
Personal details
Born1904
Died1959
NativityNetherlands
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceCorps of Engineers
ASN0508987
RankFirst Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 19 (16 May – 13 July 1944)
Section6G
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Edwin H. Van Gessel (1904–1959) was a United States Army First Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 19.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 55
Class_ASN 508987
Class_Name VAN GESSEL, Edwin H.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
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)