Jaques W. Kaswan

Jaques W. Kaswan
Personal details
Born	1924
Died	2015
Nativity	Austria
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32817511
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 9 (21 June – 18 August 1943)
Section	7E
Enlisted	New York City, New York

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Jaques W. Kaswan (1924–2015) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 9. Jaques enlisted at New York City, New York.

Biography

Jaques was a Ritchie Boy from Austria. He trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 9. On 20 July 1943, he was naturalized as a United States citizen in District Court in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony for Camp Ritchie soldiers reported the next day in The Washington Post.

Research notes

• Also Ger OB 8 FH
• OB 29

Gallery

• 
  Washington Post, 21 July 1943 — naturalized 20 July 1943 (Camp Ritchie cohort ceremony, District Court, Washington, D.C.)

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	91
Nara ASN	32817511
Nara Name	KASWAN JAQUES W
Nara State	23
Nara County	61
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	260243
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	N2
Nara Year of Birth	24
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	4
Nara Civilian Occupation	225
Nara Marital Status	1
Nara Height (inches)	70
Nara Weight (lbs)	125
Class_ASN	32817511
Class_Name	KASWAN, Jaques W.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• 20 July 1943 — Naturalized as a U.S. citizen in District Court, Washington, D.C. (Camp Ritchie soldiers’ ceremony; reported in The Washington Post, 21 July 1943)

Sources

• Same clipping (PDF)
• The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)
• “85 Soldiers Naturalized In Court Here,” The Washington Post, 21 July 1943, p. B6 (ceremony 20 July 1943; almost all from Camp Ritchie)
• 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)