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Abraham R. Richstein

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Abraham R. Richstein
Personal details
Born1919
United States
Died2002
NativityUnited States
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN12086139
RankColonel
Rank at RitchieTechnician Fifth Grade
Camp RitchieClass 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section7A
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Abraham R. Richstein (1919–2002) was a United States Army Technician Fifth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 16.

Biography[edit | edit source]

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • USHMM
  • Fr 453

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 83
Class_ASN 12086139
Class_Name RICHSTEIN, Abraham R.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 1919 — Born in United States.
  • Promoted to Colonel.

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 Abraham R. Richstein for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Richstein, Abraham R. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ABRAHAM R. RICHSTEIN.docx)