Harry W. Distler

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Harry W. Distler
Personal details
Born1918
Died1987
NativityUnited States
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN35160490
RankSergeant
Camp RitchieClass 24 (26 October – 29 December 1944)
Section4F
EnlistedFt Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
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Harry W. Distler (1918–1987) was a United States Army Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 24. Harry enlisted at Ft Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 69
Nara ASN 35160490
Nara Name DISTLER HARRY W
Nara State 51
Nara County 97
Nara POE 5124
Nara DOE 30641
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 Source 0
Nara Nativity 51
Nativity.1 INDIANA
Nara Year of Birth 18
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 48
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 69
Nara Weight (lbs) 180
Class_ASN 35160490
Class_Name DISTLER, Harry W.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 03631523-7479-4BCB-ADBB-31324E975567
Census_State INDIANA
Census_Relate Other relatives
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 22
Census_BirthYear 1918
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL INDIANA
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ 4 years of college
Census_OCC 995

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)