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Walter C. Jessel

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Walter C. Jessel
Personal details
Born1919
Died1992
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceInfantry
ASN01296380
RankFirst Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section6F
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Walter C. Jessel (1919–1992) was a United States Army First Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 18.

Biography[edit | edit source]

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Also Class 17 GerOB
  • OB 55

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 73
Class_ASN 296380
Class_Name JESSEL, Walter C.
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
row_source both

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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)