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Thomas J. Karakas
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| Thomas J. Karakas | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1923 |
| Died | 2008 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 16121141 |
| Rank | Private First Class |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 20 (19 June – 16 August 1944) |
| Section | 6G |
| Enlisted | Urbana, Illinois |
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Thomas J. Karakas (1923–2008) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 20. Thomas enlisted at Urbana, Illinois.
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| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 85 |
| Nara ASN | 16121141 |
| Nara Name | KARAKAS THOMAS J |
| Nara State | 74 |
| Nara County | 137 |
| Nara POE | 6192 |
| Nara DOE | 141242 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | INF |
| Nara Branch Code | 10 |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 0 |
| Term of enlistment | Unknown |
| Defer. Date | 745 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | 74 |
| Nativity.1 | MINNESOTA |
| Nara Year of Birth | 23 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 5 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 992 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 69 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 158 |
| Class_ASN | 16121141 |
| Class_Name | KARAKAS, Thomas |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
| Census_HISTID | 7FC5476A-59C2-43B5-91DD-3E9436C3FE09 |
| Census_State | MINNESOTA |
| Census_Relate | Child |
| Census_Sex | Male |
| Census_Age | 17 |
| Census_BirthYear | 1923 |
| Census_Marital | Never married/single |
| Census_Race | White |
| Census_BPL | MINNESOTA |
| Census_MBPL | 0 |
| Census_FBPL | 0 |
| Census_Educ | Grade 10 |
| Census_OCC | 284 |
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)