Bloch, Henry W. (32350861)

Henry W. Bloch
Personal details
Born	1914
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32350861
Rank	Sergeant
Camp Ritchie	Class 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section	5A
Enlisted	Ft Jay Governors Island, New York
Teams	IPW 157, IPW 92

Teammates

Team — IPW 157

Team — IPW 92

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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Henry W. Bloch (born 1914) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18 and served with IPW Team 157T;92.

Biography

Bloch (1914–2019) was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18 and served overseas as a sergeant with IPW Team 157. In December 1940, Henry became a naturalized citizen. In September 1943, he attended Student (rank Sgt) at University of Pittsburgh (ASTP). On 25 July 1945, he attended AIC 1565 Ivan Heim, alias Mustafa Ali Bascha, born Jewish in Yugoslavia, studied in Vienna, worked for Abwehr, TURKUL Affair. On 8 August 1945, he aIC 1563 Duschan Marinovic, alias Mirkovich, native of Yugoslavia, drafted by Germans, member of German Intelligence, knowledge of languages; fanatic enemy of Communism and Tito; AAC. He for their services, the French Government awarded the officers and men of this unit the Croix de Guerre with Fourragere. He material witness war crimes committed against UN nationals. After the war he co-founded the tax-preparation firm H&R Block with his brother Richard Bloch. He died on 23 April 2019 at age 96.

Research notes

• 3/11/1914-a

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Nara ASN	32350861
Nara Name	BLOCH HENRY W
Nara State	23
Nara County	71
Nara POE	2327
Nara DOE	90642
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	N1
Nara Year of Birth	14
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Education	6
Nara Civilian Occupation	48
Nara Marital Status	1
Nara Height (inches)	72
Nara Weight (lbs)	160
Class_ASN	32350861
Class_Name	BLOCH, Henry W.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• December 1940 — Became naturalized citizen.
• Assigned to 106th Cavalry Group (B Company, 121st Squadron).
• For their services, the French Government awarded the officers and men of this unit the Croix de Guerre with Fourragere.
• Served with IPW Team 92 assigned to FECOMZ as part of XV Corps, 3rd Army. It was then attached as liaison to the 2nd French Armored Division. Members of IPW Team 92.
• The French 2nd Armored Division Simon McBeth & Mike Haught (online article).

Sources

• 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)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2019-03-11 (1 post)