Fernand N. Berck

Fernand N. Berck
Personal details
Born	1921
Nativity	Egypt
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32812512
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943)
Section	7A
Enlisted	New York City, New York

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Fernand N. Berck (born 1921) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 8. Fernand enlisted at New York City, New York.

Biography

Fernand was a Ritchie Boy from Egypt. He trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 8. On 20 July 1943, he was naturalized as a United States citizen in District Court in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony for Camp Ritchie soldiers reported the next day in The Washington Post.

Research notes

• Fr 506
• Fr 404
• 11/7/1921-a

Gallery

• 
  Washington Post, 21 July 1943 — naturalized 20 July 1943 (Camp Ritchie cohort ceremony, District Court, Washington, D.C.)

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Nara ASN	32812512
Nara Name	BERCK FERNAND N
Nara State	23
Nara County	5
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	220243
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	O2
Nara Year of Birth	21
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	9
Nara Civilian Occupation	175
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	67
Nara Weight (lbs)	134
Class_ASN	32812512
Class_Name	BERCK, Fernand N.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• 20 July 1943 — Naturalized as a U.S. citizen in District Court, Washington, D.C. (Camp Ritchie soldiers’ ceremony; reported in The Washington Post, 21 July 1943)

Sources

• Same clipping (PDF)
• The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)
• “85 Soldiers Naturalized In Court Here,” The Washington Post, 21 July 1943, p. B6 (ceremony 20 July 1943; almost all from Camp Ritchie)
• 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)