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James B. Cartwright

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James B. Cartwright
Personal details
Born1916
Died1994
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN34503051
RankCorporal
Camp RitchieClass 20 (19 June – 16 August 1944)
Section4A
EnlistedFt Oglethorpe, Georgia
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James B. Cartwright (1916–1994) was a United States Army Corporal who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 20. James enlisted at Ft Oglethorpe, Georgia.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 78
Nara ASN 34503051
Nara Name CARTWRIGHT JAMES B
Nara State 48
Nara County 157
Nara POE 4350
Nara DOE 301242
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 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 45
Nativity.1 MISSISSIPPI
Nara Year of Birth 16
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 22
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 71
Nara Weight (lbs) 173
Class_ASN 34503051
Class_Name CARTWRIGHT, James
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 8EBE7B04-A783-4C76-89D6-BABDF8570F4C
Census_State TENNESSEE
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 24
Census_BirthYear 1916
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL MISSISSIPPI
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ 3 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)