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Paul Robert Donohue

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Paul Robert Donohue
Personal details
Born1911
Died1985
NativityUnited States
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN33382456
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943)
Section6A
EnlistedBaltimore, Maryland
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Paul Robert Donohue (1911–1985) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 8. Paul enlisted at Baltimore, Maryland.

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 74
Nara ASN 33382456
Nara Name DONOHUE PAUL R
Nara State 1
Nara County 7
Nara POE 3110
Nara DOE 51142
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 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 31
Nativity.1 MARYLAND
Nara Year of Birth 11
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 7
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 68
Nara Weight (lbs) 137
Class_ASN 33382456
Class_Name DONOHUE, Paul R.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID FB31D800-8908-4073-B3FB-124B289517E2
Census_State MARYLAND
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 29
Census_BirthYear 1911
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL MARYLAND
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ 4 years of college
Census_OCC 4

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)