Erwin Grossman
Personal details
Born1907
Austria
NativityAustria
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32632803
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 5 (8 February – 9 April 1943)
Section9
EnlistedNew York City, New York
TeamIPW 8
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Erwin Grossman (born 1907) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 5. Erwin enlisted at New York City, New York.

Biography edit

Erwin attended Post-graduate school in Austria. He worked as Production manager in cutlery plant.

Grossman trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 5).


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Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Nara ASN 32632803
Nara Name ROSSMAN ERWIN
Nara State 23
Nara County 61
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 171142
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 N2
Nara Year of Birth 7
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 7
Nara Civilian Occupation 81
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 62
Nara Weight (lbs) 155
Class_ASN 32632803
Class_Name GROSSMAN, Erwin
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline edit

  • Born 28 August 1907 in Austria.
  • 17 November 1942 — Drafted into Army at New York City as Pvt (ASN: 32632803).
  • 9 April 1943 — Graduated Class 5. Classified as Document Examiner.
  • 21 April 1943 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen.
  • Promoted to S/Sgt.

Sources edit

  • 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 Erwin Grossman for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Grossman, Erwin for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ERWIN GROSSMAN.doc)