William J. Chalker
Personal details
Born1915
Died1988
NativityUnited States
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN34051370
RankStaff Sergeant
Camp RitchieClass 5 (8 February – 9 April 1943)
Section1
EnlistedCp Blanding, Florida
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William J. Chalker (1915–1988) was a United States Army Staff Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 5. William enlisted at Cp Blanding, Florida.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 73
Nara ASN 34051370
Nara Name CHALKER WILLIAM J
Nara State 42
Nara County 31
Nara POE 4213
Nara DOE 90441
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 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity 42
Nativity.1 FLORIDA
Nara Year of Birth 15
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 31
Nara Marital Status 1
Nara Height (inches) 64
Nara Weight (lbs) 123
Class_ASN 34051370
Class_Name CHALKER, William J.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID A2B840A8-E852-4967-A4F1-5586181B31DF
Census_State FLORIDA
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 25
Census_BirthYear 1915
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL FLORIDA
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ 4 years 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)