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Gunnar Bengtsson

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Gunnar Bengtsson
Personal details
Born1919
Died1984
NativitySweden
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN31229913
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 5 (8 February – 9 April 1943)
Section5
EnlistedBoston, Massachusetts
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Gunnar Bengtsson (1919–1984) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 5. Gunnar enlisted at Boston, Massachusetts.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 65
Nara ASN 31229913
Nara Name BENGTSSON GUNNAR
Nara State 13
Nara County 25
Nara POE 1306
Nara DOE 51142
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 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 M5
Nara Year of Birth 19
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 932
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 73
Nara Weight (lbs) 159
Class_ASN 31229913
Class_Name BENGTSSON, Gunnar
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

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)