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|first=Bernard
|class_section=5D
|class_section=5D
|class_rank=Pfc
|class_rank=Private First Class
|birth_year=1922
|birth_year=1922
|death_year=1945
|death_year=1945
|nativity=Ge
|nativity=Germany
|religion=H
|religion=Jewish
|enlistment_place=NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK
|enlistment_place=NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK
|state=NEW YORK
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|class_number=19
|class_number=19
|class_display=19
|class_display=19
|birth_date=1 April 1922
|birth_place=Danzig, Germany
|death_date=1 January 1945
|photo=2414237098598197.jpg
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'''[[Gaertner, Bernard (32874468)|Bernard Gaertner]]''' (1922–1945) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 19 and served with IPW Team 147.
'''[[Gaertner, Bernard (32874468)|Bernard Gaertner]]''' (1 April 1922 – 1 January 1945) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 19 and served with IPW Team 147.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* 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)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2019-05-25 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2019-05-25 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2019-05-26 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2019-05-26 (1 post)