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Leslie M. Day

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Leslie M. Day
Personal details
Born1916
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN36058042
EnlistedPeoria, Illinois
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Leslie M. Day (born 1916) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Leslie enlisted at Peoria, Illinois.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • 12/14/43

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Nara ASN 36058042
Nara Name DAY LESLIE M
Nara State 1
Nara County 017
Nara POE 6167
Nara DOE 010542
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Height (inches) 69
Nara Weight (lbs) 190
row_source demographics
Census_HISTID B04F44D4-0D60-4A15-95A5-41DC089AB6D7
Census_State ILLINOIS
Census_Relate Head/Householder
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 24
Census_BirthYear 1916
Census_Marital Married, spouse present
Census_Race White
Census_BPL ILLINOIS
Census_MBPL ILLINOIS
Census_FBPL ILLINOIS
Census_Nativity Native born, both parents native
Census_Educ 3 years of college
Census_OCC 18
Census_Mtongue English
Census_Vet1940 Veteran

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)