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Clarify museum roster and Dan Gross research sources
Expand exact roster rank codes (class_rank: 2nd Lt -> Second Lieutenant)
 
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|death_year=1986
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Latest revision as of 05:11, 16 September 2026

Ben Dobkin
Personal details
Born1918
Died1986
NativityUnited States
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceCoast Artillery Corps
ASN01052326
RankSecond Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section6F
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Ben Dobkin (1918–1986) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 16.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 68
Class_ASN 52326
Class_Name DOBKIN, Ben
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
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)