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|surname=Gilbert | |surname=Gilbert | ||
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|middle=Lucien | |middle=Lucien | ||
|class_section=13 | |class_section=13 | ||
|class_rank= | |class_rank=Private | ||
|birth_year=1922 | |birth_year=1922 | ||
|death_year=2005 | |death_year=2005 | ||
|nativity= | |nativity=Romania | ||
|religion= | |religion=Jewish | ||
|overseas=Y | |overseas=Y | ||
|rank_final= | |rank_final=Private | ||
|certificate=2006 | |certificate=2006 | ||
|confidence=high | |confidence=high | ||
|class_number=7 | |class_number=7 | ||
|class_display=7 | |class_display=7 | ||
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'''[[Gilbert, Alexander Lucien (32715186)|Alexander Lucien Gilbert]]''' (1922–2005) was a Ritchie Boy (from Romania; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 7. | |||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Alexander Lucien Gilbert (born Lucien Alexandre Givelberg) was a French-born Ritchie Boy. He fled Marseilles with his parents at the end of 1940 and changed his name upon obtaining U.S. Citizenship. Fluent in English, he was transferred to Camp Ritchie; family accounts place him with the Third Army. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* Was Ghivelber (Givelberg?) | * Was Ghivelber (Givelberg?) | ||
== Technical record == | == Technical record == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* 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) | ||
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2017-07-29 (1 post) | |||