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Ellison D. Dodge

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Ellison D. Dodge
Personal details
Born1914
Died2001
NativityUnited States
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN31039219
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 14 (2 December 1943 – 31 January 1944), 26 (3 January – 3 March 1945)
Section6E (14); 4F (26)
EnlistedSpringfield, Massachusetts
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Ellison D. Dodge (1914–2001) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 14 and Class 26. Ellison enlisted at Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Also Class 26/4F

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 87
Nara ASN 31039219
Nara Name DODGE ELLISON D
Nara State 13
Nara County 13
Nara POE 1375
Nara DOE 170341
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 13
Nativity.1 MASSACHUSETTS
Nara Year of Birth 14
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 6
Nara Civilian Occupation 39
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 64
Nara Weight (lbs) 129
Class_ASN 31039219
Class_Name DODGE, Ellison D.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID CC95BF61-1C12-40EB-9692-AEDA2F7B7F0C
Census_State MASSACHUSETTS
Census_Relate Other non-relatives
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 26
Census_BirthYear 1914
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL MASSACHUSETTS
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ 2 years of college
Census_OCC 904

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)