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'''Henry Berner''' (1922&ndash;1943) was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 8]]. Henry enlisted at Hartford, Connecticut.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Henry was a Ritchie Boy from Russia. He trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 8. On 20 July 1943, he was naturalized as a United States citizen in District Court in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony for Camp Ritchie soldiers reported the next day in ''The Washington Post''.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* Team 52 Lebanon
* Team 52 Lebanon
* TN?
* Tn?
* Tennessee maneuvers
* Tennessee maneuvers
* Civil Life


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.jpg|''Washington Post'', 21 July 1943 — naturalized 20 July 1943 (Camp Ritchie cohort ceremony, District Court, Washington, D.C.)
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* 20 July 1943 — Naturalized as a U.S. citizen in District Court, Washington, D.C. (Camp Ritchie soldiers’ ceremony; reported in ''The Washington Post'', 21 July 1943)
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* [[:File:Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.pdf|Same clipping (PDF)]]
* [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)]]
* [[:File:Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.jpg|“85 Soldiers Naturalized In Court Here,” ''The Washington Post'', 21 July 1943, p. B6]] (ceremony '''20 July 1943'''; almost all from Camp Ritchie)
* 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)

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Henry Berner
Personal details
Birth nameFilizyan
Born1922
Died1943
NativityRussia
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN31315610
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943)
Section7A
EnlistedHartford, Connecticut
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Henry Berner (1922–1943) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 8. Henry enlisted at Hartford, Connecticut.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Henry was a Ritchie Boy from Russia. He trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 8. On 20 July 1943, he was naturalized as a United States citizen in District Court in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony for Camp Ritchie soldiers reported the next day in The Washington Post.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Team 52 Lebanon
  • Tn?
  • Tennessee maneuvers

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 21
Nara ASN 31315610
Nara Name BERNER HENRY / / / /
Nara State 11
Nara County 9
Nara POE 1143
Nara DOE 110243
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 O9
Nara Year of Birth 22
Nara Race /
Nara Race Description Unknown
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 621
Nara Marital Status 1
Nara Height (inches) 65
Nara Weight (lbs) 140
Class_ASN 31315610
Class_Name FILIZYAN, Henry
match_method pass2_asn_first
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 20 July 1943 — Naturalized as a U.S. citizen in District Court, Washington, D.C. (Camp Ritchie soldiers’ ceremony; reported in The Washington Post, 21 July 1943)

Sources[edit | edit source]