Ernst G. Beier

Ernst G. Beier
Personal details
Born	1916 Germany
Died	2015
Nativity	Germany
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32900186
Camp Ritchie	Class 15 (4 January – 3 March 1944)
Enlisted	New York City, New York

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Ernst G. Beier (1916–2015) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Ernst enlisted at New York City, New York.

Biography

In 1949, he attended Columbia (PhD, Psychology). After the war, Beier returned to the United States and earned a doctorate in psychology. He went on to a distinguished academic career, first at Syracuse University and then at the University of Utah. Worked as laboratory assistant in chemical factory; tested for quality of oils and gasolines. On 30 October 1943, Became naturalized citizen in Eagle County, CO. Beier was from an affluent German Jewish family; he escaped to America just before Hitler's Nazi juggernaut closed the borders and he lost contact with the first great love of his life.

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	99
Nara ASN	32900186
Nara Name	BEIER ERNST G
Nara State	23
Nara County	61
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	300443
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	16
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	5
Nara Civilian Occupation	513
Nara Marital Status	1
Nara Height (inches)	0
Nara Weight (lbs)	131
row_source	demographics

Timeline

• Born 26 June 1916 in Germany.
• 30 October 1943 — Became naturalized citizen in Eagle County, CO.
• 28th Infantry Division.
• After the war, Beier returned to the United States and earned a doctorate in psychology.
• Basic training with 86th Infantry Division.
• Beier was from an affluent German Jewish family; he escaped to America just before Hitler's Nazi juggernaut closed the borders and he lost contact with the first great love of his life.
• Tenth Mountain Division.

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 Ernst G. Beier for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Beier, Ernst G. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ERNST G. BEIER.doc)