Jack A. Caminer

Jack A. Caminer
Personal details
Born	28 November 1922 Berlin, Germany
Died	2002
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32272853
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 11 (25 August – 23 October 1943)
Section	5C
Enlisted	New York City, New York

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Jack A. Caminer (1922–2002) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 11. Jack enlisted at New York City, New York.

Biography

Jack graduated from School of Optics, Brooklyn, NY. He was born on November 28, 1922 in Berlin where his father was the attorney for a Jewish bank. He worked as general clerk; Ground and polished lenses. He in 1945 he returned to Germany as a soldier in the American army and participated in the liberation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp. He hermann's sister who was married to a Christian survived in Berlin. He shortly after returning home he married Frances Hoytash.

Research notes

• 80th CIC Det (80th Inf)
• 3rd MRBC ???
• Liberation of Ohrdruf

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
MRBC3	3
Approx Age at Death	80
Nara ASN	32272853
Nara Name	CAMINER JACK A
Nara State	23
Nara County	61
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	190543
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	22
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	6
Nara Civilian Occupation	105
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	0
Nara Weight (lbs)	152
Class_ASN	32272853
Class_Name	Caminer, Jack A.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• 19 May 1943 — Drafted into Army at NYC as Pvt (ASN: 32272853).
• 8 September 1943 — Became naturalized U.
• 23 October 1943 — Graduated Class 11 (German). Classified as Document Examiner.
• 11 December 1943 — Graduated Order of Battle Class 8.
• In 1945 — He returned to Germany as a soldier in the American army and participated in the liberation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp.
• Attached to 80th Infantry Division (80th CIC).
• Hermann's sister who was married to a Christian survived in Berlin.
• Joined Mobile Radio Broadcast Company 3 (MRBC3).
• Shortly after returning home he married Frances Hoytash.

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 Jack A. Caminer for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Caminer, Jack A. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: JACK A. CAMINER.doc)