Montero J. Casci

Montero J. Casci
Personal details
Born	1911
Died	1989
Nativity	Italy
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	39040315
Rank	T//5
Rank at Ritchie	Private First Class
Camp Ritchie	Class 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943)
Section	5J
Enlisted	San Francisco, California

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Montero J. Casci (1911–1989) was a United States Army T//5 who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 10. Montero enlisted at San Francisco, California.

Biography

Montero was a Ritchie Boy from Italy. He trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 10. On 20 July 1943, he was naturalized as a United States citizen in District Court in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony for Camp Ritchie soldiers reported the next day in The Washington Post.

Research notes

• To 3rd MRBC
• 1/19/44

Gallery

• 
  Washington Post, 21 July 1943 — naturalized 20 July 1943 (Camp Ritchie cohort ceremony, District Court, Washington, D.C.)

Technical record

Field	Imported value
MRBC3	3
Approx Age at Death	78
Nara ASN	39040315
Nara Name	CASCI MONTERO J
Nara State	91
Nara County	75
Nara POE	9175
Nara DOE	200243
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	O0
Nara Year of Birth	11
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	4
Nara Civilian Occupation	932
Nara Marital Status	1
Nara Height (inches)	65
Nara Weight (lbs)	158
Class_ASN	39040315
Class_Name	CASCI, Montero J.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both
Census_HISTID	8586D947-191C-40C3-B82D-7E7217EF250A
Census_State	CALIFORNIA
Census_Relate	Child
Census_Sex	Male
Census_Age	29
Census_BirthYear	1911
Census_Marital	Never married/single
Census_Race	White
Census_BPL	434
Census_MBPL	0
Census_FBPL	0
Census_Citizen	Not a citizen
Census_Educ	Grade 9
Census_OCC	452

Timeline

• 20 July 1943 — Naturalized as a U.S. citizen in District Court, Washington, D.C. (Camp Ritchie soldiers’ ceremony; reported in The Washington Post, 21 July 1943)

Sources

• Same clipping (PDF)
• The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)
• “85 Soldiers Naturalized In Court Here,” The Washington Post, 21 July 1943, p. B6 (ceremony 20 July 1943; almost all from Camp Ritchie)
• 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)