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Henry A. Singer

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Henry A. Singer
Henry A. Singer
Personal details
Birth nameHank Singer
Born1918
Died2000
NativityUnited States
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32401596
RankTechnician Fifth Grade
Camp RitchieClass 19 (16 May – 13 July 1944)
Section6F
EnlistedFt Jay Governors Island, New York
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Henry A. “Hank” Singer was a U.S.-born Ritchie Boy (Class 19).

Biography[edit | edit source]

Henry A. Singer, known as Hank, trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 19. Period photographs in the family / Jewish Archives packet are dated October 1944.

Further wartime unit assignments and postwar details remain under research.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Class 31 JapOB; Faculty
  • Human Resources; Psycho-drama techniques
  • National Guard in Federal Service, after 3 months of Discharge

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 82
Nara ASN 32401596
Nara Name SINGER HENRY A
Nara State 23
Nara County 47
Nara POE 2327
Nara DOE 80742
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 4
Nara Nativity 23
Nativity.1 NEW YORK
Nara Year of Birth 18
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 31
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 70
Nara Weight (lbs) 150
Class_ASN 32401596
Class_Name SINGER, Henry A.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • Camp Ritchie Class 19 — Military intelligence training.
  • October 1944 — Dated photographs in RB Archive / Jewish Archives packet.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • Henry A. Singer, 11 October 1944 (RB Archive)
  • Henry A. Singer portrait (Jewish Archives / RB Archive)
  • RB Archive / Jewish Archives on Ancestry photograph packet for Henry A. Singer (October 1944 dated prints)
  • 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)