Bernard Dargols
Personal details
Born1920
Paris, France
Died2019
NativityFrance
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32721309
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943)
Section7A
TeamMII 415-G
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Bernard Dargols (1920–2019) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 8.

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  • 28th Inf?

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Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 99
Class_ASN 32721309
Class_Name DARGOLS, Bernard
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline edit

  • Born 5 May 1920 in Paris.
  • 3 April 1943 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen (No. ) at Spartenburg, NC.
  • During training in Wales, Dargols was assigned to MI Team 415-Fr attached to the 28th Infantry Division (later attached to the 2nd Infantry Division).
  • Enlisted in Army at __ as Pvt (ASN: 32721309).
  • ” As a member of the 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division was the only French man to have fought in Normandy under the American uniform.”.

Sources edit

  • Video (youtube.com)
  • 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 Bernard Dargols for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Dargols, Bernard for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: BERNARD DARGOLS.doc)