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Raymond S. Kosich

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Raymond S. Kosich
Personal details
Born1923
Died1971
NativityUnited States
ReligionGreek Orthodox
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN19186147
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section7A
EnlistedSan Francisco, California
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Raymond S. Kosich (1923–1971) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 16. Raymond enlisted at San Francisco, California.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 48
Nara ASN 19186147
Nara Name KOSICH RAYMOND S
Nara State 91
Nara County 77
Nara POE 9175
Nara DOE 271142
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha FIN
Nara Branch Code 97
Branch Finance Department
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 91
Nativity.1 CALIFORNIA
Nara Year of Birth 23
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 7
Nara Civilian Occupation 992
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 71
Nara Weight (lbs) 146
Class_ASN 19186147
Class_Name KOSICH, Raymond S.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 1CBAEC34-4B63-4E18-81DD-AF6B5BE52218
Census_State CALIFORNIA
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 17
Census_BirthYear 1923
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL CALIFORNIA
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ Grade 12
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)