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Oscar Kleinberg

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Oscar Kleinberg
Personal details
Born1904
Austria
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32505183
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 5 (8 February – 9 April 1943)
EnlistedFt Jay Governors Island, New York
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Oscar Kleinberg (born 1904) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Oscar enlisted at Ft Jay Governors Island, New York.

Biography[edit | edit source]

On 21 April 1943, Became naturalized U.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • To DEML

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Nara ASN 32505183
Nara Name KLEINBERG OSCAR
Nara State 3
Nara County 47
Nara POE 2327
Nara DOE 170942
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 N2
Nara Year of Birth 4
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 833
Nara Marital Status 7
Nara Height (inches) 64
Nara Weight (lbs) 168
row_source demographics

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • Born 27 June 1904 in Austria.
  • 17 September 1942 — Drafted into Army at Fort Jay, NY as Pvt (ASN: 32505183).
  • 21 April 1943 — Became naturalized U.
  • S. citizen at Hagerstown MD.

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)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Oscar Kleinberg for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Kleinberg, Oscar for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: OSCAR KLEINBERG.doc)