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James L. Pasanello

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James L. Pasanello
Personal details
Born1924
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32865198
Camp RitchieClass 22 (23 August – 21 October 1944)
EnlistedNew York City, New York
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James L. Pasanello (born 1924) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland. James enlisted at New York City, New York.

Biography[edit | edit source]

James more than 760 soldiers either died in the blast or perished in the cold waters off the shore of France in that tragedy.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Nara ASN 32865198
Nara Name PASANELLO JAMES L
Nara State 23
Nara County 119
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 160343
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
row_source demographics

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • Late on the evening of Dec. 24, 1944, for example, troops from his division boarded the SS Leopoldville in Ashchurch, England. They were bound for Cherbourg, France, to fight in the Battle of the Bulge. The ship.
  • Division Class 22 66th Inf Division.
  • Ernest Childers, a Native-American soldier and Pasanello’s boss at the time, was among the group who went to Mass that night, though he wasn’t a Catholic. Childers later won the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in military combat.
  • More than 760 soldiers either died in the blast or perished in the cold waters off the shore of France in that tragedy.

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)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of James L. Pasanello for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Pasanello, James L. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: JAMES L. PASANELLO.docx)