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Arnold F. W. Frank

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Arnold F. W. Frank
Personal details
Born1922
Germany
Died2015
NativityGermany
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceCorps of Engineers
ASN0543005
RankSecond Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 20 (19 June – 16 August 1944)
Section5B
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Arnold F. W. Frank (1922–2015) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 20.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Frank graduated from CCNY (BCE 1943).

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Patton's Ghosts Lt. Col

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 93
Class_ASN 543005
Class_Name FRANK, Arnold
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • Born 14 March 1922 in Germany.
  • 19 June 1944 — Entered Class 20 (German).
  • April 1944 — Assigned to 599th Engineer Battalion.
  • Fifth Armored Division.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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 Arnold F. W. Frank for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Frank, Arnold F. W. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ARNOLD F. W. FRANK.doc)