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John Hurd Booth

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John Hurd Booth
Personal details
Born1915
NativityMexico
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN39013811
RankTechnician Fifth Grade
Camp RitchieClass 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943)
Section7B
EnlistedPresidio of San Francisco, California
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John Hurd Booth (born 1915) was a United States Army Technician Fifth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 10. John enlisted at Presidio of San Francisco, California.

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Nara ASN 39013811
Nara Name BOOTH JOHN H
Nara State 91
Nara County 79
Nara POE 9166
Nara DOE 11141
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 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 0
Nara Nativity !1
Nara Year of Birth 15
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 2
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 65
Nara Weight (lbs) 123
Class_ASN 39013811
Class_Name BOOTH, John H.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID B1A79A94-8D30-4897-A676-FE5FCB443667
Census_State CALIFORNIA
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 25
Census_BirthYear 1915
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL 200
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Citizen Not a citizen
Census_Educ 5+ years of college
Census_OCC 520

Sources

  • 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)