| Manfred Bergmann | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1922 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 37511953 |
| Enlisted | Ft Leavenworth, Kansas |
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Manfred Bergmann (born 1922) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Manfred enlisted at Ft Leavenworth, Kansas.
Biography
Manfred was a Ritchie Boy from Germany. On 20 July 1943, he was naturalized as a United States citizen in District Court in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony for Camp Ritchie soldiers reported the next day in The Washington Post.
Research notes
- No MITC
- 11/14/1922-
Gallery
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Washington Post, 21 July 1943 — naturalized 20 July 1943 (Camp Ritchie cohort ceremony, District Court, Washington, D.C.)
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Nara ASN | 37511953 |
| Nara Name | BERGMANN MANFRED |
| Nara State | 75 |
| Nara County | 095 |
| Nara POE | 7325 |
| Nara DOE | 270243 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Height (inches) | 68 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 189 |
| row_source | demographics |
Timeline
- 20 July 1943 — Naturalized as a U.S. citizen in District Court, Washington, D.C. (Camp Ritchie soldiers’ ceremony; reported in The Washington Post, 21 July 1943)
Sources
- Same clipping (PDF)
- The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)
- “85 Soldiers Naturalized In Court Here,” The Washington Post, 21 July 1943, p. B6 (ceremony 20 July 1943; almost all from Camp Ritchie)
- 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)