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James E. Heile

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James E. Heile
Personal details
Born1922
Died2008
NativityUnited States
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN35674302
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 14 (2 December 1943 – 31 January 1944)
Section6E
EnlistedCincinnati, Ohio
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James E. Heile (1922–2008) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 14. James enlisted at Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Also Class 31 JapOB
  • Fr 402

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 86
Nara ASN 35674302
Nara Name HEILE JAMES E
Nara State 2
Nara County 117
Nara POE 5321
Nara DOE 241142
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 52
Nativity.1 KENTUCKY
Nara Year of Birth 22
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 6
Nara Civilian Occupation 608
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 72
Nara Weight (lbs) 150
Class_ASN 35674302
Class_Name HEILE, James E.
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)