Joseph B. Colbert

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Joseph B. Colbert
Personal details
Born1901
NativityGermany
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32610553
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 5 (8 February – 9 April 1943)
Section10
EnlistedNew York City, New York
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Joseph B. Colbert (born 1901) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 5. Joseph enlisted at New York City, New York.

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Research notes edit

  • 1901-1979?

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Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Nara ASN 32610553
Nara Name COLBERT JOSEPH B
Nara State 23
Nara County 61
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 291042
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 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 1
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 7
Nara Civilian Occupation 157
Nara Marital Status 1
Nara Height (inches) 66
Nara Weight (lbs) 179
Class_ASN 32610553
Class_Name COLBERT, Joseph B.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 4E6F7474-6505-412E-8560-8521A82B23F0
Census_State NEW YORK
Census_Relate Sibling
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 39
Census_BirthYear 1901
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL 453
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Citizen Naturalized citizen
Census_Educ Grade 12
Census_OCC 316

Sources edit

  • 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)