Alexander Lucien Gilbert
Alexander Lucien Gilbert
Personal details
Born1922
Died2005
NativityRomania
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32715186
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 7 (15 April – 12 June 1943)
Section13
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Alexander Lucien Gilbert (1922–2005) was a Ritchie Boy (from Romania; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 7.

Biography edit

Alexander Lucien Gilbert (born Lucien Alexandre Givelberg) was a French-born Ritchie Boy. He fled Marseilles with his parents at the end of 1940 and changed his name upon obtaining U.S. Citizenship. Fluent in English, he was transferred to Camp Ritchie; family accounts place him with the Third Army.

Research notes edit

  • Was Ghivelber (Givelberg?)

Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 83
Class_ASN 32715186
Class_Name GHIVELBER, Alexander L.
match_method pass2_asn_first
row_source both

Sources edit

  • 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 2017-07-29 (1 post)