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Albert C. Herring, Jr

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Albert C. Herring, Jr
Personal details
Born1923
Died1944
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN11092488
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 15 (4 January – 3 March 1944)
Section7B
EnlistedNew Haven, Connecticut
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Albert C. Herring, Jr (1923–1944) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 15. Albert enlisted at New Haven, Connecticut.

Biography[edit | edit source]

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • ASTP
  • Fr 460

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 21
Nara ASN 11092488
Nara Name HERRING ALBERT C JR
Nara State 23
Nara County 61
Nara POE 1163
Nara DOE 41242
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Term or Enlistment 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 1245
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity 23
Nativity.1 NEW YORK
Nara Year of Birth 23
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 5
Nara Civilian Occupation 992
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 69
Nara Weight (lbs) 144
Class_ASN 11092488
Class_Name HERRING, Albert C.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 101st Airborne Division.
  • Enlisted at ___ as Pvt (ASN: 11092488).

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)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Albert C. Jr Herring for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Herring, Albert C. Jr for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ALBERT C. HEERING Jr.docx)