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Joe Stern
Personal details
Born1922
Died2006
NativityGermany
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN35727871
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 22 (23 August – 21 October 1944)
Section5B
EnlistedFt Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
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Joe Stern (1922–2006) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 22. Joe enlisted at Ft Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 84
Nara ASN 35727871
Nara Name STERN JOE
Nara State 51
Nara County 163
Nara POE 5124
Nara DOE 270343
Nara Grade Alpha P0T
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 22
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 5
Nara Civilian Occupation 992
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 22
Nara Weight (lbs) 120
Class_ASN 3572781
Class_Name STERN, Joe
match_method asn_near_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 48B557F0-D0D7-44D2-B9A4-005E89997C92
Census_State NEW YORK
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 18
Census_BirthYear 1922
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL 453
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Citizen Not a citizen, first papers
Census_Educ Grade 12
Census_OCC 266

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)