Howard J. Kalmus
Personal details
Born1924
Died2010
NativityUnited States
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN13187138
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 19 (16 May – 13 July 1944), 20 (19 June – 16 August 1944)
Section7C (19); 6H (20)
EnlistedPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
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Howard J. Kalmus (1924–2010) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 19 and Class 20. Howard enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 86
Nara ASN 13187138
Nara Name KALMUS HOWARD J
Nara State 3
Nara County 47
Nara POE 3295
Nara DOE 141242
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Code 0
Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Nara Term or Enlistment 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 3
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity 23
Nativity.1 NEW YORK
Nara Year of Birth 24
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 5
Nara Civilian Occupation 992
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 67
Nara Weight (lbs) 134
Class_ASN 13187138
Class_Name KALMUS, Howard J.; KALMUS, Howard
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Sources edit

  • 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)