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Adolph E. Donat

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Adolph E. Donat
Personal details
Born1924
Died1997
NativityGermany
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN39707173
EnlistedLos Angeles, California
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Adolph E. Donat (1924–1997) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Adolph enlisted at Los Angeles, California.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 73
Nara ASN 39707173
Nara Name DONAT ADOLPH E
Nara State 91
Nara County 37
Nara POE 9141
Nara DOE 50843
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 N1
Nara Year of Birth 24
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 878
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 0
Nara Weight (lbs) 0
row_source demographics
Census_HISTID AB33AB44-2740-4E33-8AE0-1D2FEAC25EEF
Census_State CALIFORNIA
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 16
Census_BirthYear 1924
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL 453
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Citizen Naturalized citizen
Census_Educ Grade 9
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)