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John P. Gallagher

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John P. Gallagher
Personal details
Born1909
Died1952
NativityUnited States
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN20313706
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 20 (19 June – 16 August 1944)
Section7A
EnlistedHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
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John P. Gallagher (1909–1952) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 20. John enlisted at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 43
Nara ASN 20313706
Nara Name GALLAGHER JOHN P
Nara State 32
Nara County 43
Nara POE 3252
Nara DOE 170241
Nara Grade Alpha PFC
Nara Grade Code 7
Nara Branch Alpha FA
Nara Branch Code 30
Branch Field Artillery
Nara Term or Enlistment 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 7
Nara Nativity 32
Nativity.1 PENNSYLVANIA
Nara Year of Birth 9
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 117
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 70
Nara Weight (lbs) 137
Class_ASN 20313706
Class_Name GALLAGHER, John
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

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)