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Murray Farkas
| Murray Farkas | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1916 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 31021516 |
| Rank | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 12 (27 September – 25 November 1943) |
| Section | 5B |
| Enlisted | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Team | IPW 126 |
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Murray Farkas (born 1916) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 12. Murray enlisted at Hartford, Connecticut.
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Research notes
- Also Class 5 PI
- 5/11/1916-?
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Nara ASN | 31021516 |
| Nara Name | FARKAS MURRAY |
| Nara State | 11 |
| Nara County | 1 |
| Nara POE | 1143 |
| Nara DOE | 250241 |
| 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 | N1 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 16 |
| Nara Race | J |
| Nara Race Description | White not yet a citizen |
| Nara Education | 3 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 999 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 70 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 137 |
| Class_ASN | 31021516 |
| Class_Name | FARKAS, Murray |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
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)