Fred S. Gerard

Fred S. Gerard
Personal details
Born	1911 Germany
Died	2001
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	35063314
Rank	First Lieutenant
Rank at Ritchie	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 14 (2 December 1943 – 31 January 1944)
Section	5B
Enlisted	Cleveland, Ohio
Team	IPW 13

Teammates

Team — IPW 13

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Fred S. Gerard (1911–2001) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 14. Fred enlisted at Cleveland, Ohio.

Biography

Fred studied at the University of Berlin (Business Administration). He ___ Worked as photographer.

Gerard trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 14). He served with IPW Team 13 attached to 104th Infantry Division.

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	90
Nara ASN	35063314
Nara Name	GERARD FRED S
Nara State	53
Nara County	35
Nara POE	5323
Nara DOE	200543
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	11
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	4
Nara Civilian Occupation	956
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	26
Nara Weight (lbs)	109
Class_ASN	35063314
Class_Name	GERARD, Fred S.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both
Census_HISTID	1458E235-787E-4576-A58B-224A40C26A31
Census_State	OHIO
Census_Relate	Other non-relatives
Census_Sex	Male
Census_Age	29
Census_BirthYear	1911
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	4 years of college
Census_OCC	31

Timeline

• Born 30 January 1911 in Germany.
• 20 May 1943 — Drafted into Army at Cleveland as Pvt (ASN: 35063314).
• 2 December 1943 — Entered Class 14 (IPW Ge).
• 31 January 1944 — Graduated Class 14. (not recommended as interrogator).
• Served with IPW Team 13 attached to 104th Infantry Division.

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 Fred S. Gerard for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Gerard, Fred S. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: FRED S. GERARD.doc)