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John E. Raish

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John E. Raish
Personal details
Born1913
Died1972
NativityUnited States
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN35068085
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 12 (27 September – 25 November 1943)
Section6A
EnlistedCleveland, Ohio
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John E. Raish (1913–1972) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 12. John enlisted at Cleveland, Ohio.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • ALSOS
  • PI 14;243

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 59
Nara ASN 35068085
Nara Name RAISH JOHN E
Nara State 53
Nara County 85
Nara POE 5323
Nara DOE 300643
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha NO
Nara Branch Code 2
Branch No branch assignment
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 53
Nativity.1 OHIO
Nara Year of Birth 13
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 9
Nara Civilian Occupation 31
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 93
Nara Weight (lbs) 360
Class_ASN 35068085
Class_Name RAISH, John E.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 953AC939-4E2F-4A49-A044-7FDFE55CAA6A
Census_State OHIO
Census_Relate Head/Householder
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 27
Census_BirthYear 1913
Census_Marital Married, spouse present
Census_Race White
Census_BPL OHIO
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ 5+ years of college
Census_OCC 18

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)