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'''Hugo (Bennett?) Bennett''' (born 1907) was a United States Army Corporal who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 4]]. Hugo enlisted at Ft Jay Governors Island, New York.
'''Hugo Bennett''' (born 1907) was a United States Army Corporal who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 4]]. Hugo enlisted at Ft Jay Governors Island, New York.
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* Civil Life
* The '(Bennett?)' formerly in the title comes from the museum Classes 1–31 roster (row 10461), which lists this Class 4 corporal as ''Blieberg, Hugo (Bennett?)'' (ASN 32524710): the compiler was apparently querying whether Hugo Blieberg was the man later known as Bennett. Dan Gross's research spreadsheet (DEMOGRAPHICS.csv, row 1287) records the note ''changed to Hugh Bennett'' with alias Blieberg, and the NARA enlistment record for the same ASN reads ''BENNETT HUGH BLEIBERG'', so the roster's question is answered by the matching ASN. The name was moved out of the middle-name field.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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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)

Latest revision as of 19:41, 27 September 2026

Hugo Bennett
Personal details
Birth nameBlieberg
Born1907
NativityAustria
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32524710
RankCorporal
Camp RitchieClass 4 (6 January – 6 March 1943)
Section5
EnlistedFt Jay Governors Island, New York
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Hugo Bennett (born 1907) was a United States Army Corporal who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 4. Hugo enlisted at Ft Jay Governors Island, New York.

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  • changed to Hugh Bennett
  • 1/26/1907-?
  • The '(Bennett?)' formerly in the title comes from the museum Classes 1–31 roster (row 10461), which lists this Class 4 corporal as Blieberg, Hugo (Bennett?) (ASN 32524710): the compiler was apparently querying whether Hugo Blieberg was the man later known as Bennett. Dan Gross's research spreadsheet (DEMOGRAPHICS.csv, row 1287) records the note changed to Hugh Bennett with alias Blieberg, and the NARA enlistment record for the same ASN reads BENNETT HUGH BLEIBERG, so the roster's question is answered by the matching ASN. The name was moved out of the middle-name field.

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Nara ASN 32524710
Nara Name BENNETT HUGH BLEIBERG
Nara State 23
Nara County 61
Nara POE 2327
Nara DOE 91042
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 N2
Nara Year of Birth 7
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 993
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 68
Nara Weight (lbs) 151
Class_ASN 32524710
Class_Name Blieberg, Hugo (Bennett?)
match_method pass2_asn_first
row_source both

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)