Albert Shire

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Albert Shire
Personal details
Born1924
Died2015
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN12111186
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 29 (13 April – 12 June 1945)
Section7D
EnlistedNew York City, New York
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Albert Shire (1924–2015) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 29. Albert enlisted at New York City, New York.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 91
Nara ASN 12111186
Nara Name SHIRE ALBERT
Nara State 23
Nara County 5
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 141242
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Code 90
Branch Signal Corps
Nara Term or Enlistment 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 403
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity 23
Nativity.1 NEW YORK
Nara Year of Birth 24
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 5
Nara Civilian Occupation 992
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 67
Nara Weight (lbs) 141
Class_ASN 12111186
Class_Name SHIRE, Albert
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 560588A0-E3CF-4ACC-8ACE-46744C91BF7E
Census_State NEW YORK
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 16
Census_BirthYear 1924
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL NEW YORK
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ Grade 10
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)