William R. Bruce
Personal details
Born1919
Died2002
NativityUnited States
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN31030517
RankCpl (14); Sgt (27)
Camp RitchieClass 14 (2 December 1943 – 31 January 1944), 27 (5 February – 5 April 1945)
Section6E (14); 4C (27)
EnlistedBoston, Massachusetts
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William R. Bruce (1919–2002) was a United States Army Cpl (14); Sgt (27) who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 14 and Class 27. William enlisted at Boston, Massachusetts.

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Research notes edit

  • Class 14 6E

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Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 83
Nara ASN 31030517
Nara Name BRUCE WILLIAM R
Nara State 13
Nara County 25
Nara POE 1306
Nara DOE 170341
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 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity 13
Nativity.1 MASSACHUSETTS
Nara Year of Birth 19
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 947
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 73
Nara Weight (lbs) 154
Class_ASN 81030517; 31030517
Class_Name BRUCE, William R.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact; 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)