William H. Radloff
Personal details
Born1914
NativityUnited States
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN36279107
RankStaff Sergeant
Camp RitchieClass 26 (3 January – 3 March 1945)
Section4E
EnlistedMilwaukee, Wisconsin
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William H. Radloff (born 1914) was a United States Army Staff Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 26. William enlisted at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Field Imported value
Nara ASN 36279107
Nara Name RADLOFF WILLIAM H
Nara State 63
Nara County 79
Nara POE 6359
Nara DOE 281042
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 63
Nativity.1 WISCONSIN
Nara Year of Birth 14
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 6
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 69
Nara Weight (lbs) 125
Class_ASN 36279107
Class_Name RADLOFF, William H.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 99FC5845-9F93-459C-80FC-5783220BE85C
Census_State WISCONSIN
Census_Relate Head/Householder
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 26
Census_BirthYear 1914
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL WISCONSIN
Census_MBPL WISCONSIN
Census_FBPL 453
Census_Nativity Native born, father foreign
Census_Educ 4 years of college
Census_OCC 3
Census_Mtongue English
Census_Vet1940 Veteran

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)