Joseph Loewensberg
Personal details
Born1914
Died1976
NativityGermany
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32632802
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 5 (8 February – 9 April 1943)
Section9
EnlistedNew York City, New York
TeamMII 499-G
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Joseph Loewensberg (1914–1976) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 5. Joseph enlisted at New York City, New York.

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  • Also Class 7 OB

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Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 62
Nara ASN 32632802
Nara Name LOEWENSBERG JOSEPH
Nara State 23
Nara County 61
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 171142
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 N1
Nara Year of Birth 14
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 5
Nara Civilian Occupation 170
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 68
Nara Weight (lbs) 172
Class_ASN 32632802
Class_Name LOEWENSBERG, Joseph
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 92F5A5F4-AA43-4D18-8D7F-AD65AD2889A7
Census_State NEW YORK
Census_Relate Other non-relatives
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 26
Census_BirthYear 1914
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL 453
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Citizen Not a citizen, first papers
Census_Educ Grade 5-8
Census_OCC 298

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)