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Bruce M. Wilson

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Bruce M. Wilson
Personal details
Born1916
Died1995
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32135759
RankSergeant
Camp RitchieClass 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section6F
EnlistedBuffalo, New York
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Bruce M. Wilson (1916–1995) was a United States Army Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 18. Bruce enlisted at Buffalo, 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 79
Nara ASN 32135759
Nara Name WILSON BRUCE M
Nara State 23
Nara County 29
Nara POE 2309
Nara DOE 150741
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 23
Nativity.1 NEW YORK
Nara Year of Birth 16
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 5
Nara Civilian Occupation 2
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 68
Nara Weight (lbs) 128
Class_ASN 32135759
Class_Name WILSON, Bruce M.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 1FDE9349-744E-4083-94B8-8E72B45C7FCB
Census_State NEW YORK
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 24
Census_BirthYear 1916
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL NEW YORK
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ Grade 12
Census_OCC 33

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)