| Column Title : ARMY SERIAL NUMBER Agency Note : This is an assigned number. Serial numbers prefixed by identity codes will be punched with the identity code first followed by 12 (high punch), zeroes where necessary, and the assigned number. If the serial number and the identity code will not allow the 12 (high punch), it will be omitted. Serial numbers not prefixed by identity codes will be punched, and the serial number will be preceded by spaces to complete the assigned columns. |
| Column Title : NAME Agency Note : The actual name will be used. The name will be punched: last name, space, first name, space, middle initial, and SR, JR, 3rd, etc., where applicable. Names prefixed with "Mac", "Mc", "de", "Van", etc., will be spaced when the first letter after the prefix is capitalized, except when preceded by an apostrophe. For example: McAffee MC AFFEE A 12 (high punch) will be punched between compound names, as HAYDEN-SMITH. When the surname, first name, and initial require more than the assigned columns, initials only and such part of the surname as possible will be punched. All alphabetic entries are upper-case. |
| Column Title : DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR Agency Note : Effective date of induction, enrollment. Note : Invalid values appearing in this field include AT, 00 through 37, and 48 through 99. The bulk of the records are for enlistments from 1939 through 1946, with a small number from 1938 (2,021) and 1947 (153). |
| Column Title : YEAR OF BIRTH : Agency Note : This will be coded the last 2 digits. The code will be punched, preceded by zeroes where necessary, to complete the assigned columns |
| Column Title : RACE AND CITIZENSHIP Agency Note : An X (11 punch) will be punched in column 68 to indicate non-citizen, in addition to other punching. All alphabetic
entries are upper-case. Note : filled blank characters in this field with the # character.
Note that 0 and letters other than J, K, and R and special characters
may be found in this field. Based upon the agency note regarding the
multiple punch in records of non-citizens, and the coding instructions
that define the valid range for alphabetic codes to be J through R,
the values for L through Q seem to be valid interpretations of those
codes. Testing based on the names and home of record for individuals
with those codes for Race and Citizenship suggests this conclusion to
be true. |
Column Title : MARITAL STATUS
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