Source: Ancestry.com Operations, "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database(accessed 4 Apr 2017), Joseph Ratay; National Archives and Records Administration. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946. Cit. Date: 4 Apr 2017. Cit. ID: Ratay-NE-0003; citing World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A. [PDN: Ratay-NE-0003]