Dick, Bernard Raymond (31200130)

Bernard Raymond Dick
Personal details
Born	4 January 1909 Rutland, Vermont
Died	6 January 2001
Nativity	United States
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	31200130
Rank	Corporal
Camp Ritchie	Class 4 (6 January – 6 March 1943)
Section	12
Enlisted	Rutland, Vermont

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Bernard Raymond Dick (4 January 1909 – 6 January 2001) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 4.

Biography

As with many young men of his time, Bernie Dick was swept up in the swirl of World War II. Dick had a long and varied Rutland legal career. Bernie was born January 4, 1909 in Rutland, Vermont. His education was quite varied. After graduating from Rutland High he went to the University of Alabama. After college graduation in 1931 he studied law at New York University. He was admitted to the bar in Vermont in 1937. Eventually, after Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the Army as a private in November, 1942. Because of his law degree he was stationed first in the intelligence section of Camp Ritchie in Maryland. In 1944 he went for training at the judge advocate school at Ann Arbor, Mich., He received a commission as second lieutenant and was stationed in Hawaii, where by 1946 he had reached the rank of Captain. So expert were his decisions that no claim reviewed by him and subsequently appealed has been reversed. He demonstrated a high degree of professional skill and efficiency. He passed away January 6 2001.

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	92
Nara ASN	31200130
Nara Name	DICK BERNARD R
Nara State	16
Nara County	21
Nara POE	1665
Nara DOE	141142
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	9
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Education	8
Nara Civilian Occupation	22
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	66
Nara Weight (lbs)	189
Class_ASN	31200130
Class_Name	Dick, Bernard
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both
Census_HISTID	D85FB636-99F0-4046-BF03-3023718302DA
Census_State	VERMONT
Census_Relate	Child
Census_Sex	Male
Census_Age	31
Census_BirthYear	1909
Census_Marital	Never married/single
Census_Race	White
Census_BPL	NEW YORK
Census_MBPL	0
Census_FBPL	0
Census_Educ	4 years of college
Census_OCC	14

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 2022-11-30 (1 post)