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Clarify museum roster and Dan Gross research sources
Expand exact roster rank codes (rank_final: T/4 -> Technician Fourth Grade; class_rank: T/4 -> Technician Fourth Grade)
 
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|birth_year=1919
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Latest revision as of 04:21, 16 September 2026

Fred Blumenthal
Personal details
Born1919
Died2012
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32190715
RankTechnician Fourth Grade
Camp RitchieClass 13 (30 October – 23 December 1943)
SectionE (13); 5B (13)
EnlistedCp Upton Yaphank, New York
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Fred Blumenthal (1919–2012) was a United States Army Technician Fourth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 13. Fred enlisted at Cp Upton Yaphank, New York.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Bs
  • XV Corps (special)
  • Also Class 13 (special)
  • Ob19
  • Pi 6
  • 1/19/1919-a

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 93
Nara ASN 32190715
Nara Name BLUMENTHAL FRED
Nara State 23
Nara County 61
Nara POE 2314
Nara DOE 121141
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 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity N1
Nara Year of Birth 19
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 105
Nara Marital Status 1
Nara Height (inches) 67
Nara Weight (lbs) 142
Class_ASN 32190715
Class_Name Blumenthal, Manfred; BLUMENTHAL, Manfred
match_method pass2_asn_last
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)