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'''Frank Sternberg''' (1912&ndash;2013), also known as Franz, was a German-born United States Army sergeant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 5]].
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Frank Sternberg (also known as Franz) was born in 1912 in Germany and later lived in New York. He enlisted in the United States Army at New York City and trained at the Military Intelligence Training Center at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 5]].
 
By November 1943 he was corresponding from Alexandria, Virginia, as a corporal. Chapman brothers coin-and-medal business papers preserved at Internet Archive place him at Camp Ritchie as a sergeant in December 1945. Sternberg died in 2013.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* Also Class 5 OB
* Also Class 5 OB
* Civil Life
* Archive packet is Chapman business correspondence (coins/medals), not a spoken oral-history interview; it nonetheless places Sternberg at Alexandria (1943) and Camp Ritchie (1945).


== Gallery ==
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Frank_Sternberg_32632793_Chapman_1943-11-09.jpg|Chapman brothers letter to Corp. Frank Sternberg, Alexandria, Virginia, 9 November 1943 (Internet Archive sternbergfranksg00ster).
Frank_Sternberg_32632793_Chapman_1945-12_Camp_Ritchie.jpg|Chapman invoice addressed to Sgt. Frank Sternberg at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, 20 December 1945 (Internet Archive sternbergfranksg00ster).
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* 1912 — Born in Germany (roster / NARA year).
* Enlisted at New York City, New York (NARA).
* Trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 5 (roster).
* 9 November 1943 — Addressed as Corp. Frank Sternberg at Alexandria, Virginia (Chapman correspondence).
* December 1945 — Addressed as Frank Sternberg / Sgt. at Camp Ritchie, Maryland (Chapman correspondence).
* 2013 — Died.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* [https://archive.org/details/sternbergfranksg00ster/mode/1up Internet Archive: Sternberg, Frank, Sgt. 1943–1945 (Alexandria, Virginia; and Camp Ritchie, Maryland) — ANS Chapman brothers business correspondence]
* 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)

Latest revision as of 03:25, 18 September 2026

Frank Sternberg
Personal details
Birth nameFranz
Born1912
Died2013
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32632793
RankSergeant
Camp RitchieClass 5 (8 February – 9 April 1943)
Section9
EnlistedNew York City, New York
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Frank Sternberg (1912–2013), also known as Franz, was a German-born United States Army sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 5.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Frank Sternberg (also known as Franz) was born in 1912 in Germany and later lived in New York. He enlisted in the United States Army at New York City and trained at the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 5.

By November 1943 he was corresponding from Alexandria, Virginia, as a corporal. Chapman brothers coin-and-medal business papers preserved at Internet Archive place him at Camp Ritchie as a sergeant in December 1945. Sternberg died in 2013.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Also Class 5 OB
  • Archive packet is Chapman business correspondence (coins/medals), not a spoken oral-history interview; it nonetheless places Sternberg at Alexandria (1943) and Camp Ritchie (1945).

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Chapman brothers letter to Corp. Frank Sternberg, Alexandria, Virginia, 9 November 1943 (Internet Archive sternbergfranksg00ster).
    Chapman brothers letter to Corp. Frank Sternberg, Alexandria, Virginia, 9 November 1943 (Internet Archive sternbergfranksg00ster).
  • Chapman invoice addressed to Sgt. Frank Sternberg at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, 20 December 1945 (Internet Archive sternbergfranksg00ster).
    Chapman invoice addressed to Sgt. Frank Sternberg at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, 20 December 1945 (Internet Archive sternbergfranksg00ster).

Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 101
Nara ASN 32632793
Nara Name STERNBERG FRANK
Nara State 23
Nara County 61
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 171142
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 N1
Nara Year of Birth 12
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 6
Nara Civilian Occupation 68
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 65
Nara Weight (lbs) 140
Class_ASN 32632793
Class_Name STERNBERG, Franz
match_method asn_exact_name_compatible
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 1912 — Born in Germany (roster / NARA year).
  • Enlisted at New York City, New York (NARA).
  • Trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 5 (roster).
  • 9 November 1943 — Addressed as Corp. Frank Sternberg at Alexandria, Virginia (Chapman correspondence).
  • December 1945 — Addressed as Frank Sternberg / Sgt. at Camp Ritchie, Maryland (Chapman correspondence).
  • 2013 — Died.

Sources[edit | edit source]

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