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Ralph Tumino

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Ralph Tumino
Personal details
Born1921
Italy
Died2008
NativityUnited States
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32534062
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 5 (8 February – 9 April 1943)
Section12
EnlistedNew York City, New York
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Ralph Tumino (1921–2008) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 5. Ralph enlisted at New York City, New York.

Biography[edit | edit source]

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Silver Star

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 87
Nara ASN 32534062
Nara Name TUMINO RALPH
Nara State 23
Nara County 61
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 191042
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha BI
Nara Branch Code 0
Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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 23
Nativity.1 NEW YORK
Nara Year of Birth 21
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 2
Nara Civilian Occupation 882
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 70
Nara Weight (lbs) 199
Class_ASN 32534062
Class_Name TUMINO, Ralph
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 36A33763-80C0-4294-94B6-3E1DF8F2A538
Census_State NEW YORK
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 19
Census_BirthYear 1921
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL NEW YORK
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ Grade 10
Census_OCC 496

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 1921 — Born in Italy.
  • Silver Medal.

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)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Ralph Tumino for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Tumino, Ralph for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: RALPH TUMINO.doc)