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Robert W. Mackreth

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Robert W. Mackreth
Personal details
Born1923
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN12153575
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section6D
EnlistedNew York City, New York
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Robert W. Mackreth (born 1923) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 18. Robert enlisted at New York City, New York.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • ASTP
  • 5/10/1923-A

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Nara ASN 12153575
Nara Name MACKRETH ROBERT W
Nara State 23
Nara County 59
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 291042
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Term or Enlistment 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 5433
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity 23
Nativity.1 NEW YORK
Nara Year of Birth 23
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 6
Nara Civilian Occupation 992
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 69
Nara Weight (lbs) 151
Class_ASN 12153575
Class_Name MACKRETH, Robert W.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 864F0586-10C4-4655-9621-2A5BFFA7DAC4
Census_State NEW YORK
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 17
Census_BirthYear 1923
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL NEW YORK
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ Grade 11
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)