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Morton Weiss
Personal details
Born1919
Died1987
NativityUnited States
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN12150535
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 24 (26 October – 29 December 1944)
Section6C
EnlistedNew York City, New York
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Morton Weiss (1919–1987) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 24. Morton enlisted at New York City, New York.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 68
Nara ASN 12150535
Nara Name WEISS MORTON
Nara State 23
Nara County 5
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 61042
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha SC
Nara Branch Code 90
Branch Signal Corps
Nara Term or Enlistment 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 33
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity 23
Nativity.1 NEW YORK
Nara Year of Birth 19
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 7
Nara Civilian Occupation 165
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 70
Nara Weight (lbs) 174
Class_ASN 12150035
Class_Name WEISS, Morton
match_method asn_near_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)