Joseph Earl Bourgeois

Joseph Earl Bourgeois
Personal details
Born	1916
Died	1976
Nativity	United States
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	15382408
Rank	Sergeant
Rank at Ritchie	Corporal
Camp Ritchie	Class 4 (6 January – 6 March 1943)
Section	4
Enlisted	Ft Benjamin Harrison, Indiana

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Joseph Earl Bourgeois (1916–1976) was a United States Army Corporal who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 4. Joseph enlisted at Ft Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.

Biography

He married in 1945 or 1946. He modern Language Association. He for your information, a comprehensive and expertly-written book about the Ritchie Boys is just now being published. He attended 550 out of 11,637 who graduated the basic 8-week course. He attended ___ Studied at University of Heidelberg. He was a member of Class 4 (of 31) and received Certificate No.

Research notes

• Ob 16
• Mirs
• Wash
• Washington, D.C
• Fr 404

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	60
Nara ASN	15382408
Nara Name	BOURGE IS JOSEPH E
Nara State	52
Nara County	67
Nara POE	5124
Nara DOE	51242
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	NMB
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	52
Nativity.1	KENTUCKY
Nara Year of Birth	16
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Education	8
Nara Civilian Occupation	68
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	68
Nara Weight (lbs)	152
Class_ASN	15382408
Class_Name	Bourgeois, Joseph E.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• 6 March 1943 — Graduated with Class 4.
• May 1943 — Assigned to MIRS in Washington.
• 24 May 1944 — Released from duty with MIRS and OB 16 and assigned to XII Corps.
• 5 June 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 27 attached to XII Corps.
• Married in 1945 or 1946.
• I would like to prepare a timeline for your father because he was an early trainee at the camp. He was a member of Class 4 (of 31) and received Certificate No. 550 out of 11,637 who graduated the basic 8-week course. He is also an example of a soldier whose knowledge of the German language was very good so he was being trained to be an interrogator of.
• ___ Assigned to OB Team 16 attached to the 2nd Armored Division.
• ___ Enlisted as Pvt (ASN: 15382408).
• ___ Graduated German Order of Battle Class 16.
• ___ Promoted to M/Sgt.
• ___ Returned to U.S.

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 Joseph Earl Bourgeois for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Bourgeois, Joseph Earl for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: JOSEPH E. BOURGEOIS (2021).docx, JOSEPH E. BOURGEOIS.docx)