Joseph Edelman
Personal details
Born1913
Died1992
NativityRussia
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN12122923
RankTechnician Fifth Grade
Camp RitchieClass 17 (11 March – 8 May 1944)
Section7B
EnlistedNew York City, New York
TeamMII 488-G
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Joseph Edelman (1913–1992) was a United States Army Technician Fifth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 17. Joseph enlisted at New York City, New York.

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Research notes edit

  • Class 16 7A

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Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 79
Nara ASN 12122923
Nara Name EDELMAN JOSEPH
Nara State 23
Nara County 47
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 210742
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha SC
Nara Branch Code 90
Branch Signal Corps
Nara Term or Enlistment 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 4003
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity O9
Nara Year of Birth 13
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 497
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 61
Nara Weight (lbs) 136
Class_ASN 12122923
Class_Name EDELMAN, Joseph
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

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)