William E. Purdy
Personal details
Born1917
Died1968
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN36227793
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section6D
EnlistedFt Sheridan, Illinois
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William E. Purdy (1917–1968) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 16. William enlisted at Ft Sheridan, Illinois.

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Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 51
Nara ASN 36227793
Nara Name PURDY WILLIAM E
Nara State 63
Nara County 111
Nara POE 6137
Nara DOE 61141
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 63
Nativity.1 WISCONSIN
Nara Year of Birth 17
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 110
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 70
Nara Weight (lbs) 181
Class_ASN 36227793
Class_Name PURDY, William E.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID CBBAAFF8-6865-4B8D-861E-FF7978AD7E56
Census_State WISCONSIN
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 23
Census_BirthYear 1917
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL WISCONSIN
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ 2 years of college
Census_OCC 995

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)