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Aksel Arnold Bothner-By

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Aksel Arnold Bothner-By
Personal details
Born1921
Died2017
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN17083775
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 13 (30 October – 23 December 1943)
Section7B; E
EnlistedMinneapolis, Minnesota
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Aksel Arnold Bothner-By (1921–2017) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 13. Aksel enlisted at Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 96
Nara ASN 17083775
Nara Name BOTHNERIBY AKSEL A
Nara State 74
Nara County 53
Nara POE 7449
Nara DOE 20742
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha CAC
Nara Branch Code 40
Branch Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service
Nara Term or Enlistment 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 144
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity 74
Nativity.1 MINNESOTA
Nara Year of Birth 21
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 7
Nara Civilian Occupation 902
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 73
Nara Weight (lbs) 147
Class_ASN 17083775; 17082775
Class_Name BOTHNER-BY, Aksel A.; Bothiner-By, Aksel A.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact; pass2_ocr_last_asn
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)