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Bernard Friend
Personal details
Born1919
NativityUnited States
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32220157
RankSergeant
Camp RitchieClass 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section7C
EnlistedCp Upton Yaphank, New York
TeamIPW 406

Bernard Friend (born 1919) was a United States Army Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944). Bernard enlisted at Cp Upton Yaphank, New York.

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Research notes

  • ASTP
  • MFIU-4
  • 9/22/1919-?
  • Civil Life

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Nara ASN 32220157
Nara Name FRIEND BERNARD
Nara State 23
Nara County 47
Nara POE 2314
Nara DOE 250242
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 19
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 137
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 68
Nara Weight (lbs) 143
Class_ASN 32220157
Class_Name FRIEND, Bernard
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 1F0C1835-B463-4CEB-8A77-E9C39AA4315F
Census_State NEW YORK
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 21
Census_BirthYear 1919
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL NEW YORK
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ 1 year of college
Census_OCC 226

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)