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Frank Vetter

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Frank Vetter
Personal details
Born1911
Died1986
NativitySwitzerland
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32962945
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section5A
EnlistedNew York City, New York
TeamsIPW 102, IPW 168
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Frank Vetter (1911–1986) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 18. Frank enlisted at New York City, New York.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 75
Nara ASN 32962945
Nara Name VETTER FRANK
Nara State 23
Nara County 47
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 290543
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
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 O2
Nara Year of Birth 11
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 7
Nara Civilian Occupation 101
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 36
Nara Weight (lbs) 127
Class_ASN 32962945
Class_Name VETTER, Frank
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 0E0CB45E-50D2-438C-A9F2-A146C7C15659
Census_State NEW YORK
Census_Relate Head/Householder
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 29
Census_BirthYear 1911
Census_Marital Married, spouse present
Census_Race White
Census_BPL 426
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Citizen Naturalized citizen
Census_Educ Grade 12
Census_OCC 210

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)