Illfelder, Bernhard (32970682)

Bernhard Illfelder
Personal details
Born	1915
Died	2003
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32970682
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 12 (27 September – 25 November 1943)
Section	5C
Enlisted	New York City, New York
Team	MII 417-G

Teammates

Team — MII 417-G

These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.

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Bernhard Illfelder (1915–2003) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 12.

Biography

Dan Gross has put together a list of other Ritchie Boys who served in the 4th Infantry Division, which landed on Utah Beach on D-Day, and was involved in many Bloody battles, including Hurtgen Forest and the Battle of the Bulge. Other Ritchie Boys assigned to the 4th Infantry Division included S/Sgt J.D. Salinger (Class SC B6) and the following: Lt. Julius Braunstein (1915-1992) Class 8 Lt. Devries (1908-1991?)Class 11 Pvt Frank Divilio (1910-1983) Class 10 T/3 Frank Gallardo (1920-2009)Class 12 Lt. Oscar Haac (1918-2000)Class 5 Capt. George Horn (1922-2011) Class 10 Pvt Bernhard Illfelder (1915-2003)Class 12 M/Sgt George Y. Kay (1922-1989)Class 6

Research notes

• 417-G

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	88
Nara ASN	32970682
Nara Name	ILLFELDER BERNHARD
Nara State	23
Nara County	119
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	160643
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	NO
Nara Branch Code	2
Branch	No branch assignment
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	15
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	0
Nara Civilian Occupation	401
Nara Marital Status	1
Nara Height (inches)	53
Nara Weight (lbs)	335
Class_ASN	32970682
Class_Name	ILIFELDER, Bernhard; ILLFELDER, Bernhard
match_method	asn_exact_name_compatible; asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Sources

• Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
• NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-05-31 (1 post)