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David O. Neuwirth

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David O. Neuwirth
Personal details
Born1915
Died1998
NativityGermany
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32005996
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 6 (13 March – 11 May 1943)
Section4
EnlistedNew York City, New York
TeamsIPW 100, IPW 185
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David O. Neuwirth (1915–1998) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 6. David enlisted at New York City, New York.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 83
Nara ASN 32005996
Nara Name NEUWIRTH DAVID O
Nara State 23
Nara County 61
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 120241
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 N1
Nara Year of Birth 15
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 2
Nara Civilian Occupation 175
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 69
Nara Weight (lbs) 153
Class_ASN 32005996
Class_Name NEUWIRTH, David O.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 046D9AF5-01CA-4412-A9B6-C5083184A560
Census_State PENNSYLVANIA
Census_Relate Other non-relatives
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 25
Census_BirthYear 1915
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL 453
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Citizen Foreign born, citizenship not reported
Census_Educ Grade 12
Census_OCC 156

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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)