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Henry A. Wolfson

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Henry A. Wolfson
Personal details
Born1920
Died1993
NativityGermany
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN39474728
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 28 (11 March – 10 May 1945)
Section5B
EnlistedFt Lewis, Washington
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Henry A. Wolfson (1920–1993) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 28. Henry enlisted at Ft Lewis, Washington.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 73
Nara ASN 39474728
Nara Name WOLFSON HENRY A
Nara State 95
Nara County 51
Nara POE 9742
Nara DOE 280444
Nara Grade Alpha PV0
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha NO
Nara Branch Code 2
Branch No branch assignment
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 N1
Nara Year of Birth 20
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 48
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 0
Nara Weight (lbs) 0
Class_ASN 39474728
Class_Name WOLFSON, Henry A.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID DB012424-686E-4BF3-86BE-33BB254EAC5A
Census_State GEORGIA
Census_Relate Other non-relatives
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 20
Census_BirthYear 1920
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL 453
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Citizen Naturalized citizen
Census_Educ 3 years of college
Census_OCC 29

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)