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Howard I. Gross

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Howard I. Gross
Personal details
Born1923
NativityUnited States
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN11119906
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 17 (11 March – 8 May 1944)
Section7C
EnlistedFt Devens, Massachusetts
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Howard I. Gross (born 1923) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 17. Howard enlisted at Ft Devens, Massachusetts.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Also SC3 PI
  • Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Nara ASN 11119906
Nara Name GROSS HOWARD I
Nara State 11
Nara County 3
Nara POE 1328
Nara DOE 90343
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha N-
Nara Branch Code 2
Branch No branch assignment
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 5
Nara Nativity 11
Nativity.1 CONNECTICUT
Nara Year of Birth 23
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 5
Nara Civilian Occupation 2
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 0
Nara Weight (lbs) 137
Class_ASN 11119906 7
Class_Name GROSS, Howard I.
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 7F24FFAD-ED41-44DC-AF07-A1C75D2861C0
Census_State CONNECTICUT
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 17
Census_BirthYear 1923
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL CONNECTICUT
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ Grade 11
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)