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John T. Okita

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John T. Okita
Personal details
Born1926
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN39931296
EnlistedBoise, Idaho
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John T. Okita (born 1926) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland. John enlisted at Boise, Idaho.

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Nara ASN 39931296
Nara Name OKITA JOHN T
Nara State 92
Nara County 001
Nara POE 9210
Nara DOE 231244
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Race 4
Nara Race Description Japanese citizen
row_source demographics
Census_HISTID 6F9BFB9A-3ABA-464B-9EAD-6E2E251EA2C7
Census_State CALIFORNIA
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 14
Census_BirthYear 1926
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race Japanese
Census_BPL CALIFORNIA
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ Grade 5-8
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)