Szajko Frydman

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Szajko Frydman
Szajko Frydman
Personal details
Born1911
Died1978
NativityPoland
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32728693
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943)
Section7A
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Szajko Frydman (1911–1978) was a Ritchie Boy (from Poland; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 10.

Biography

Thanks to Ritchie Boy Wannabe Dan Gross for alerting us to a 2015 non-fiction book about Ritchie Boy Zosa (Szajko) Frydman, The Archive Thief.

Szajko Frydman lived 1911–1978, with nativity listed as Poland, Jewish. Service notes include Camp Ritchie class 10; class rank Pvt; overseas service.

Research notes

Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 67
Class_ASN 32728693
Class_Name FRYDMAN, Szajko
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Sources

  • Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
  • 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 2021-12-22 (1 post)