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Benjamin Friedman

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Benjamin Friedman
Personal details
Born1913
Died2007
NativityUnited States
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / service0AC
ASN01041553
RankFirst Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 17 (11 March – 8 May 1944)
Section6B
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Benjamin Friedman (1913–2007) was a United States Army First Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 17.

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 94
Class_ASN 41553
Class_Name FRIEDMAN, Benjamin
match_method asn_partial_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)