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Waud M. Bowers

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Waud M. Bowers
Personal details
Born1916
Died1973
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN37658114
RankSergeant
Camp RitchieClass 25 (30 November 1944 – 29 January 1945)
Section4H
EnlistedCp Dodge Herrold, Iowa
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Waud M. Bowers (1916–1973) was a United States Army Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 25. Waud enlisted at Cp Dodge Herrold, Iowa.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 57
Nara ASN 37658114
Nara Name BOWERS WAUD M
Nara State 72
Nara County 83
Nara POE 7214
Nara DOE 260143
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 72
Nativity.1 IOWA
Nara Year of Birth 16
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 5
Nara Civilian Occupation 306
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 69
Nara Weight (lbs) 187
Class_ASN 37658114
Class_Name BOWERS, Waud M.
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)