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John Hurst

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John Hurst
Personal details
Born1923
Died1984
NativityUnited States
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN33753802
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 30 (18 May – 17 July 1945)
Section10A
EnlistedFt Myer, Virginia

John Hurst (1923 – 1984) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 30 (18 May – 17 July 1945). John enlisted at Ft Myer, Virginia.

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 61
Nara ASN 33753802
Nara Name HURST JOHN
Nara State 34
Nara County 1
Nara POE 3347
Nara DOE 210744
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha NO
Nara Branch Code 2
Branch No branch assignment
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 34
Nativity.1 DIST OF COLUMBIA
Nara Year of Birth 23
Nara Race 2
Nara Race Description Negro citizen
Nara Education 5
Nara Civilian Occupation 992
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 0
Nara Weight (lbs) 3
Class_ASN 33753802
Class_Name HURST, John
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID A32A0D40-B416-464C-AE18-85CCBFC7C0D7
Census_State DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 17
Census_BirthYear 1923
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race Black/African American
Census_BPL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ Grade 12
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)