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Fredrick W. Jahnigen

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Fredrick W. Jahnigen
Personal details
Born1920
NativityGermany
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN36308759
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943)
Section4
EnlistedCp Grant, Illinois
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Fredrick W. Jahnigen (born 1920) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 10. Fredrick enlisted at Cp Grant, Illinois.

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Field Imported value
Nara ASN 36308759
Nara Name JAHNIGEN FRED W
Nara State 61
Nara County 31
Nara POE 6112
Nara DOE 111241
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 N1
Nara Year of Birth 20
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 126
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 69
Nara Weight (lbs) 170
Class_ASN 36308759
Class_Name JAHNIGEN, Fredrick W.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID A5A17AF1-D15E-4A5D-94DC-DD0A625F8B75
Census_State ILLINOIS
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 20
Census_BirthYear 1920
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL 453
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Citizen Naturalized citizen
Census_Educ Grade 12
Census_OCC 362

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)