Kurt Magnus
Personal details
Born1910
Died1963
NativityGermany
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN36014865
RankCorporal
Camp RitchieClass 4 (6 January – 6 March 1943)
Section1
EnlistedChicago, Illinois
TeamsIPW 22, IPW 83, MII 536-G
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Kurt Magnus (1910–1963) was a United States Army Corporal who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 4. Kurt enlisted at Chicago, Illinois.

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Research notes edit

  • Also 86th Inf 536-G;5th Army
  • Fr

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Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 53
Nara ASN 36014865
Nara Name MAGNUS KURT
Nara State 61
Nara County 31
Nara POE 6120
Nara DOE 10441
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 N1
Nara Year of Birth 10
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 768
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 64
Nara Weight (lbs) 132
Class_ASN 36014865
Class_Name Magnus, Kurt
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

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)