Joseph Oster

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Joseph Oster
Personal details
Born1914
Died2011
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceField Artillery
ASN01185670
RankSecond Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 19 (16 May – 13 July 1944)
Section5D
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Joseph Oster (1914–2011) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 19.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 97
Class_ASN 1185670
Class_Name OSTER, Joseph
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
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)