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Arnold E. Messner
| Arnold E. Messner | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1922 |
| Died | 2017 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 15132023 |
| Rank | Private First Class |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 20 (19 June – 16 August 1944) |
| Section | 7B |
| Enlisted | Cleveland, Ohio |
Arnold E. Messner (1922 – 2017) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 20 (19 June – 16 August 1944). Arnold enlisted at Cleveland, Ohio.
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Research notes
- Also Class 21 GerOB
- OB38;50
- Civil Life
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 95 |
| Nara ASN | 15132023 |
| Nara Name | MESSNER ARNOLD E |
| Nara State | 23 |
| Nara County | 61 |
| Nara POE | 5323 |
| Nara DOE | 240842 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Code | 0 |
| Branch | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 0 |
| Term of enlistment | Unknown |
| Defer. Date | 844 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | 23 |
| Nativity.1 | NEW YORK |
| Nara Year of Birth | 22 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 6 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 992 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 67 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 160 |
| Class_ASN | 15132023 |
| Class_Name | MESSNER, Arnold |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
| Census_HISTID | B5F91772-26E5-4C1A-9C52-39D21DDA2883 |
| Census_State | NEW YORK |
| Census_Relate | Child |
| Census_Sex | Male |
| Census_Age | 18 |
| Census_BirthYear | 1922 |
| Census_Marital | Never married/single |
| Census_Race | White |
| Census_BPL | NEW YORK |
| Census_MBPL | 0 |
| Census_FBPL | 0 |
| Census_Educ | Grade 11 |
| Census_OCC | 995 |
Sources
- Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
- NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)