James R. Nisbet
Personal details
Born1920
NativityUnited States
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN20122007
RankSergeant
Camp RitchieClass 11 (25 August – 23 October 1943)
Section1
EnlistedNew Bedford, Massachusetts
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James R. Nisbet (born 1920) was a United States Army Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 11. James enlisted at New Bedford, Massachusetts.

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Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Nara ASN 20122007
Nara Name NISBET JAMES R
Nara State 13
Nara County 5
Nara POE 1362
Nara DOE 160940
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha CAC
Nara Branch Code 40
Branch Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service
Nara Term or Enlistment 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 7
Nara Nativity 13
Nativity.1 MASSACHUSETTS
Nara Year of Birth 20
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 736
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 70
Nara Weight (lbs) 140
Class_ASN 20122007
Class_Name NISBET, James R.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID A0DACA8F-DB8F-493E-9498-D2EC81E7778E
Census_State MASSACHUSETTS
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 20
Census_BirthYear 1920
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL MASSACHUSETTS
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ Grade 12
Census_OCC 998

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)