Eugene J. Hilb
Personal details
Born1906
Germany
Died1990
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN35872081
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 15 (4 January – 3 March 1944)
EnlistedCincinnati, Ohio
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Eugene J. Hilb (1906–1990) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Eugene enlisted at Cincinnati, Ohio.

Biography edit

Eugene studied English at Night school, Cincinnati, OH. He worked as a salesman in variety stores.

Hilb trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 15). On 14 February 1944, he alerted. Assigned to overseas duty prior to graduation.

Research notes edit

  • Transferred from Class 15

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Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 84
Nara ASN 35872081
Nara Name HILB EUGENE J
Nara State 3
Nara County 61
Nara POE 5321
Nara DOE 170743
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 N1
Nara Year of Birth 6
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 6
Nara Civilian Occupation 180
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 0
Nara Weight (lbs) 0
row_source demographics
Census_HISTID A5EA0BC3-3D5C-421F-8C1A-AAF2C55B9793
Census_State OHIO
Census_Relate Head/Householder
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 34
Census_BirthYear 1906
Census_Marital Married, spouse present
Census_Race White
Census_BPL 453
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Citizen Not a citizen, first papers
Census_Educ Grade 10
Census_OCC 278

Timeline edit

  • Born 30 April 1906 in Germany.
  • 17 July 1943 — Drafted at Cincinnati as Pvt (ASN: 35872081).
  • 19 November 1943 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen (No.5827652) in Richmond, VA.
  • 4 January 1944 — Entered Class 15 (IPW Ge).
  • 14 February 1944 — Alerted. Assigned to overseas duty prior to graduation.

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 Eugene J. Hilb for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Hilb, Eugene J. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: EUGENE J. HILB.doc)