James B. Schmidt, Jr.
Personal details
Born1911
Died1977
NativityUnited States
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN12204313
RankCorporal
Camp RitchieClass 24 (26 October – 29 December 1944)
Section7C
EnlistedNewark, New Jersey
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James B. Schmidt, Jr. (1911–1977) was a United States Army Corporal who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 24. James enlisted at Newark, New Jersey.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 66
Nara ASN 12204313
Nara Name SCHMIDT JAMES B JR
Nara State 22
Nara County 13
Nara POE 2252
Nara DOE 101242
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha NMB
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 0
Nara Nativity 22
Nativity.1 NEW JERSEY
Nara Year of Birth 11
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 7
Nara Civilian Occupation 68
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 69
Nara Weight (lbs) 202
Class_ASN 12204313
Class_Name SCHMIDT, James B.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID D4ABFD78-4299-432E-9C4F-E4370FCADD39
Census_State NEW JERSEY
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 29
Census_BirthYear 1911
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL NEW JERSEY
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ 1 year of college
Census_OCC 18

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)