Graf, Ernst (32908365)

Ernst Graf
Personal details
Born	1905 Berlin On November 12 1905, Was
Died	1966
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32908365
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 11 (25 August – 23 October 1943)
Section	5B
Enlisted	New York City, New York

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Ernst Graf (1905–1966) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 11.

Biography

Ernst Graf, was born in Berlin on November 12 1905, was a Ritchie Boy. In the summer of 1938, he and his wife immigrated to the US via the Netherlands. He became an American citizen, was drafted, and trained at Camp Ritchie. His separation record states he took 8 weeks of "Military Intelligence German 1" at Camp Ritchie as well as 4 weeks of "Order of Battle" and the summary of his military occupation says "Intelligence NCO, as a member of three man team, compiled, recorded, and reported to G2, 9th Army, all information regarding the enemy. Served overseas in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Interrogation of enemy prisoners." Attached are his order of induction, naturalization certificate, a commendation letter, a Certificate of Merit, and his separation document. It says: The Certificate of Merit was from the European Theater of Operations, United States Army. This Certificate of Merit is awarded to M/Sgt. Ernst Graf, ASN 32908365 In recognition of conspicuously meritorious and outstanding performance of military duty from the period of 20 July 1944 to 14 June 1945. Citation As a member of Order of Battle Team No 3, M/Sgt. Graf was charged with the orderly maintenance of extensive records of enemy units and formations. This involved long and arduous hours of work over an extended period of time, the careful scrutiny of masses of material to extract pertinent information, and the accurate filing of such information in a fashion to make this information readily available in order to provide current estimates of the enemy's strength and location. Graf performed these duties with cheerfulness and technical efficiency and thus enabled the G-2 to properly advise the Commanding General at all times as to the current enemy situation.

Research notes

• Also Class 10 OB
• OB 27

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	61
Nara ASN	32908365
Nara Name	GRAF ERNST
Nara State	23
Nara County	61
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	170543
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	NO
Nara Branch Code	2
Branch	No branch assignment
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	5
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	3
Nara Civilian Occupation	180
Nara Marital Status	2
Nara Height (inches)	0
Nara Weight (lbs)	109
Class_ASN	32908365
Class_Name	GRAF, Ernst
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

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)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-11-14 (1 post)