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Sidney Balaber
Personal details
Born1915
Died1945
NativityUnited States
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32811748
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 20 (19 June – 16 August 1944)
Section6H
EnlistedNew York City, New York
TeamsIPW 184, MII 501-G
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Sidney Balaber (1915–1945) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 20. Sidney enlisted at New York City, New York.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • DNB 1945 'Accident

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 30
Nara ASN 32811748
Nara Name BALABER SIDNEY
Nara State 23
Nara County 5
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 200243
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 23
Nativity.1 NEW YORK
Nara Year of Birth 15
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 5
Nara Civilian Occupation 175
Nara Marital Status 1
Nara Height (inches) 63
Nara Weight (lbs) 108
Class_ASN 32811748
Class_Name BALABER, Sidney
match_method asn_exact_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)