Herbert Bender
Personal details
Born1920
Died1998
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32542569
RankTechnician Fifth Grade
Camp RitchieClass 9 (21 June – 18 August 1943)
Section5G
EnlistedNew York City, New York
TeamsIPW 19, IPW 23
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Herbert Bender (1920–1998) was a United States Army Technician Fifth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 9. Herbert enlisted at New York City, New York.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 78
Nara ASN 32542569
Nara Name BENDER HERBERT
Nara State 23
Nara County 61
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 271042
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha BI
Nara Branch Code 0
Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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 20
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 558
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 61
Nara Weight (lbs) 143
Class_ASN 32542569
Class_Name BENDER, Herbert
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID 226F3B45-EB8C-4FE5-86C4-FD1AFD5DD52F
Census_State NEW YORK
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 20
Census_BirthYear 1920
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL 453
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Citizen Not a citizen, first papers
Census_Educ Grade 12
Census_OCC 452

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)