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Louis A. Morales
| Louis A. Morales | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1921 |
| Died | 2021 |
| Nativity | Puerto Rico |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32417688 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 3 (2 November – 23 December 1942) |
| Section | I |
| Enlisted | Ft Jay Governors Island, New York |
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Louis A. Morales (1921–2021) was a Ritchie Boy (from Puerto Rico) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 3.
Biography
Ritchie Boy Luis (Louis) Morales Melendez passed away in April 2021 at age 100. Every Ritchie Boy's story is unique. Whether they emigrated from Germany, Austria, Italy or Japan or were born in the United States, learned to speak German or Italian at home or at school, came with a high school education or college degree, they all came together at Camp Ritchie with a common mission - to use their training in military intelligence to help break the morale of the enemy and gather information about the enemy troops movements and their state of mind.
He didn't match the typical profile of a Ritchie Boy but fit in well, served his country heroically, and needs to be recognized for his heroism.
Research notes
- 1/24/1921-
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Nara ASN | 32417688 |
| Nara Name | MORALES LOUIS A |
| Nara State | 23 |
| Nara County | 61 |
| Nara POE | 2327 |
| Nara DOE | 310742 |
| 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 | !0 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 21 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 6 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 134 |
| Nara Marital Status | 1 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 66 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 114 |
| Class_ASN | 32417688 |
| Class_Name | MORALES, Louis |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
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)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-06-30 (1 post)