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Henry W. Briefs

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Henry W. Briefs
Personal details
Born1922
Died1999
NativityGermany
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN33556197
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section5B
EnlistedBaltimore, Maryland
TeamsIPW 85, IPW 149
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Henry W. Briefs (1922–1999) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 18. Henry enlisted at Baltimore, Maryland.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 77
Nara ASN 33556197
Nara Name BRIEFS HENRY W
Nara State 1
Nara County 31
Nara POE 3110
Nara DOE 90243
Nara Grade Alpha P5T
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha BI
Nara Branch Code 0
Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Nara Term or Enlistment 5
Term of enlistment Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity N1
Nara Year of Birth 22
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 992
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 71
Nara Weight (lbs) 198
Class_ASN 33556197
Class_Name BRIEFS, Henly W.
match_method asn_exact_name_compatible
row_source both
Census_HISTID 3C4E464A-F62B-4133-A2A5-F2752E449FD8
Census_State MARYLAND
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 18
Census_BirthYear 1922
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL 453
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Citizen Not a citizen
Census_Educ 2 years of college
Census_OCC 995

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)