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John M. Stevens

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John M. Stevens
Personal details
Birth nameStern
Born1907
Died1953
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN42075676
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 24 (26 October – 29 December 1944)
Section5A
EnlistedCp Upton Yaphank, New York
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John M. Stevens (1907–1953) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 24. John enlisted at Cp Upton Yaphank, New York.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 46
Nara ASN 42075676
Nara Name STEVENS JOHN M
Nara State 23
Nara County 81
Nara POE 2314
Nara DOE 250244
Nara Grade Alpha P0T
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha NO
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 N1
Nara Year of Birth 7
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 97
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 0
Nara Weight (lbs) 0
Class_ASN 42075676
Class_Name STERN, John M.
match_method pass2_asn_first
row_source both
Census_HISTID 3A3C046F-36A7-49E2-9B4A-0C59168518C3
Census_State ILLINOIS
Census_Relate Other non-relatives
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 33
Census_BirthYear 1907
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL ALABAMA
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ Grade 5-8
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)