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Joseph B. Halpern

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Joseph B. Halpern
Personal details
Born1914
Died1985
NativityUnited States
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32963974
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 27 (5 February – 5 April 1945)
Section4A
EnlistedNew York City, New York
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Joseph B. Halpern (1914–1985) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 27. Joseph enlisted at New York City, New York.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 71
Nara ASN 32963974
Nara Name HALPERN JOSEPH B
Nara State 23
Nara County 47
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 10643
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 23
Nativity.1 NEW YORK
Nara Year of Birth 14
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 9
Nara Civilian Occupation 95
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 69
Nara Weight (lbs) 135
Class_ASN 32963974
Class_Name HALPERN, Joseph B.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID D9CAF3C5-BE2E-48A7-8A28-6BF4563D83B3
Census_State NEW YORK
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 26
Census_BirthYear 1914
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL NEW YORK
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ 5+ years of college
Census_OCC 18

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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)