| Bernard Raymond Dick | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1909 Rutland, Vermont |
| Died | 6 January 2001 Rutland, Vermont |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Awards | Army Commendation Medal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 31200130 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Rank at Ritchie | Corporal |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 4 (6 January – 6 March 1943) |
| Section | 12 |
| Enlisted | Rutland, Vermont |
|
| Army Commendation Medal |
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Bernard Raymond Dick (4 January 1909 – 6 January 2001) was a Rutland attorney and Ritchie Boy who later served as a judge advocate officer in Hawaii and as Rutland Municipal Court judge.
Biography edit
Bernard Raymond Dick was born on 4 January 1909 in Rutland, Vermont. A catcher on the Rutland High School baseball team, he graduated from the University of Alabama in 1931, studied law at New York University, and was admitted to the Vermont bar in 1937.
He enlisted in the Army as a private in November 1942. Because of his legal training he was assigned to intelligence work at Camp Ritchie (Class 4). In 1944 he attended the Judge Advocate General’s school at Ann Arbor, Michigan, received a commission as second lieutenant, and was stationed in Hawaii, rising to captain by 1946 as chief of the claims division for the Central Pacific Area. For that work he received the Army Commendation Ribbon. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Dick returned to Rutland practice (Bove, Billado and Dick; later partnerships including Hackel and Hull). In 1947 Governor Ernest W. Gibson named him judge of the Rutland Municipal Court, a post he held for four years. He died on 6 January 2001.
Research notes edit
Technical record edit
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 92 |
| Nara ASN | 31200130 |
| Nara Name | DICK BERNARD R |
| Nara State | 16 |
| Nara County | 21 |
| Nara POE | 1665 |
| Nara DOE | 141142 |
| 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 | 23 |
| Nativity.1 | NEW YORK |
| Nara Year of Birth | 9 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 8 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 22 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 66 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 189 |
| Class_ASN | 31200130 |
| Class_Name | Dick, Bernard |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
| Census_HISTID | D85FB636-99F0-4046-BF03-3023718302DA |
| Census_State | VERMONT |
| Census_Relate | Child |
| Census_Sex | Male |
| Census_Age | 31 |
| Census_BirthYear | 1909 |
| Census_Marital | Never married/single |
| Census_Race | White |
| Census_BPL | NEW YORK |
| Census_MBPL | 0 |
| Census_FBPL | 0 |
| Census_Educ | 4 years of college |
| Census_OCC | 14 |
Timeline edit
- 4 January 1909 — Born in Rutland, Vermont.
- 1931 — Graduated University of Alabama.
- Studied law at New York University; admitted to Vermont bar, 1937.
- November 1942 — Enlisted as private; intelligence assignment at Camp Ritchie (Class 4).
- 1944 — Judge Advocate school, Ann Arbor, Michigan; commissioned second lieutenant.
- 1944–1946 — Hawaii; rose to captain; chief of claims, Central Pacific Area; Army Commendation Ribbon.
- 1946 — Honorable discharge; resumed Rutland law practice.
- 1947 — Appointed judge, Rutland Municipal Court (served four years).
- 6 January 2001 — Died.
Sources edit
- Rutland Herald (Vermont), “Bernard R. Dick,” 8 January 2001 (RB Archive PDF copy)
- 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)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-11-30 (1 post)