Richard Sommer

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Richard Sommer
Personal details
Born	1922 Memmingen, Germany
Died	1983
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	0925861
Rank	Sergeant
Camp Ritchie	Class 19 (16 May – 13 July 1944)
Section	5A
Team	IPW 134

Teammates

Team — IPW 134

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Richard Sommer (1922–1983) was a United States Army Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 19.

Biography

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The timeline research also records 9/1943 Student (ASTP) at University of Missouri. Attended college (CCNY) for two years. Worked as general clerk. 3/1943 As Sgt, served as clerk with HQ Detachment, VIII Corps.

Research notes

• From ASTP; Also 32441333 Sgt

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	61
Class_ASN	32441333
Class_Name	SOMMER, Richard
match_method	pass2_unique_name
row_source	both

Timeline

• 1/11/1922 Born in Memmingen, Germany. Religion: Jewish.
• 8/31/1942 Drafted into Army at Fort Jay NY as Pvt (ASN: 32441333).
• 5/16/1944 Started Class 19 (IPW Ge).
• 8/25/1944 Received direct commission as 2nd Lt (ASN: 0925861).
• 3/1943 As Sgt, served as clerk with HQ Detachment, VIII Corps.

Sources

• 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)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Richard Sommer for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Sommer, Richard for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: RICHARD SOMMER.doc)