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Lothar Bloch

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Lothar Bloch
Personal details
Born1908
Died1978
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32768828
RankTechnician Fifth Grade
Rank at RitchiePrivate
Camp RitchieClass 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943)
Section5E
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Lothar Bloch (1908–1978) was a United States Army Technician Fifth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 10.

Biography

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Research notes

  • To 3rd MRBC
  • 1/26/44
  • 2nd
  • 2/11/44

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Technical record

Field Imported value
MRBC2 2
Approx Age at Death 70
Class_ASN 32768828
Class_Name BLOCH, Lothar
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

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)