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Raymond E. Parrish

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Raymond E. Parrish
Personal details
Born1919
Died1992
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN35124271
RankSergeant
Camp RitchieClass 15 (4 January – 3 March 1944)
Section6F
EnlistedFt Thomas Newport, Kentucky
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Raymond E. Parrish (1919–1992) was a United States Army Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 15. Raymond enlisted at Ft Thomas Newport, Kentucky.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 73
Nara ASN 35124271
Nara Name PARRISH RAYMOND E
Nara State 53
Nara County 17
Nara POE 5242
Nara DOE 290541
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 53
Nativity.1 OHIO
Nara Year of Birth 19
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 5
Nara Civilian Occupation 175
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 67
Nara Weight (lbs) 152
Class_ASN 35124271
Class_Name PARRISH, Raymond E.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

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)