Gerald Schlesinger

Gerald Schlesinger
Personal details
Born	1920
Died	2005
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32899263
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 11 (25 August – 23 October 1943)
Section	5D
Enlisted	New York City, New York
Team	IPW 71

Teammates

Team — IPW 71

These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.

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Gerald Schlesinger (1920–2005) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 11 and served with IPW Team 71.

Biography

Ernest Fischl Class 8 T/Sgt Robert Gould Class 11 S/Sgt Hans Adler Class 9 T/3 Gerald Schlesinger Class 11 T/5 Eric Hess Class 11 I'm saddened to report the recent passing of another Ritchie Boy. Eric Hess, who was born in Germany on October 28, 1924 died on March 15, 2022 in Lakewood, New Jersey. Ritchie Boy Hess joined the US Army on April 29, 1943 as a private.

He was transferred to Camp Ritchie and trained in the 11th Class, and graduated October 23, 1943. He arrived in England on May 10, 1944. RB Eric Hess was assigned to IPW Team 71, which was attached to the 28th Infantry Division.

His teammates included: Lt. Zachary Metz Class 16 Lt.

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	85
Nara ASN	32899263
Nara Name	SCHLESINGER GERALD
Nara State	23
Nara County	61
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	290443
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	NO
Nara Branch Code	2
Branch	No branch assignment
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	-1
Nara Year of Birth	20
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	4
Nara Civilian Occupation	405
Nara Marital Status	1
Nara Height (inches)	46
Nara Weight (lbs)	108
Class_ASN	32899263
Class_Name	SCHLESINGER, Gerald
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 2022-03-21 (1 post)