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Maurice Fixel

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Maurice Fixel
Personal details
Born1918
Died2012
NativityUnited States
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN33521261
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 21 (21 July – 18 September 1944)
Section7A
EnlistedRichmond, Virginia
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Maurice Fixel (1918–2012) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 21. Maurice enlisted at Richmond, Virginia.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Also Class 22 JapOB

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 94
Nara ASN 33521261
Nara Name FIXEL MAURICE
Nara State 33
Nara County 3
Nara POE 3386
Nara DOE 40143
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 23
Nativity.1 NEW YORK
Nara Year of Birth 18
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 992
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 64
Nara Weight (lbs) 149
Class_ASN 33521261
Class_Name FIXEL, Maurice
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 7D6E9B8C-6925-4518-904D-84245956AD8F
Census_State VIRGINIA
Census_Relate Sibling
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 22
Census_BirthYear 1918
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL NEW YORK
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ 5+ years of college
Census_OCC 266

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)