Walter Gerson
| Walter Gerson | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1922 |
| Died | 2007 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 13122046 |
| Rank | Private First Class |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 17 (11 March – 8 May 1944) |
| Section | 5D |
| Enlisted | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Teams | IPW 111, IPW 180 |
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Walter Gerson (1922–2007) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 17. Walter enlisted at State College, Pennsylvania.
Biography edit
Gerson was assigned to IPW Team 111 attached to 80th Infantry Division.
Research notes edit
- DEML
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Technical record edit
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 85 |
| Nara ASN | 13122046 |
| Nara Name | GERSON WALTER |
| Nara State | 32 |
| Nara County | 69 |
| Nara POE | 3914 |
| Nara DOE | 100842 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Code | 99 |
| Branch | Judge Advocate General's Department |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 0 |
| Term of enlistment | Unknown |
| Defer. Date | 9993 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | N1 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 22 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 6 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 992 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 65 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 149 |
| Class_ASN | 13122046 |
| Class_Name | GERSON, Walter |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
| Census_HISTID | D5487AD9-2A77-47BF-A0A0-848519EFB8FC |
| Census_State | PENNSYLVANIA |
| Census_Relate | Child |
| Census_Sex | Male |
| Census_Age | 18 |
| Census_BirthYear | 1922 |
| Census_Marital | Never married/single |
| Census_Race | White |
| Census_BPL | 453 |
| Census_MBPL | 0 |
| Census_FBPL | 0 |
| Census_Citizen | Foreign born, citizenship not reported |
| Census_Educ | Grade 11 |
| Census_OCC | 998 |
Timeline edit
- Assigned to IPW Team 111 attached to 80th Infantry Division.
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)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Walter Gerson for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Gerson, Walter for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WALTER GERSON.docx)