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Frederick Hershey Bolton

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Frederick Hershey Bolton
Personal details
Born1919
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN13072250
RankStaff Sergeant
Camp RitchieClass 7 (15 April – 12 June 1943)
Section3
EnlistedBaltimore, Maryland
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Frederick Hershey Bolton (born 1919) was a United States Army Staff Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 7. Frederick enlisted at Baltimore, Maryland.

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Field Imported value
Nara ASN 13072250
Nara Name BOLTON FREDERICK H
Nara State 2
Nara County 43
Nara POE 3110
Nara DOE 130442
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 32
Nativity.1 PENNSYLVANIA
Nara Year of Birth 19
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 157
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 73
Nara Weight (lbs) 232
Class_ASN 13072250
Class_Name BOLTON, Frederick H.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 96A1C040-C4C2-4C4C-BB02-77E2FB0A290F
Census_State PENNSYLVANIA
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 21
Census_BirthYear 1919
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL PENNSYLVANIA
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ 3 years of college
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)