Ralph W. B. Freedman

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Ralph W. B. Freedman
Personal details
Born	24 February 1920 Hamburg, Germany
Died	2016
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	39178498
Rank	Sergeant
Rank at Ritchie	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 2 (24 August – 17 October 1942)
Enlisted	Tacoma, Washington
Team	IPW 7

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Team — IPW 7

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Ralph W. B. Freedman (1920–2016) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 2. Ralph enlisted at Tacoma, Washington.

Biography

RALPH FREEDMAN was born on February 24, 1920 in Hamburg, Germany, where he spent his childhood and adolescence. A Jewish refugee, he emigrated to England in early 1939, where he first worked on a farm in Derbyshire, later as an interpreter for the Committee for the Care of Children from Germany in London. From the start Ralph Freedman envisioned himself as a writer (he wrote his first novel, Paul Grotte , between the ages of thirteen and fifteen), even as he struggled with a change of language in Derbyshire and London, hoping to be eventually accepted by English-speaking readers. Ralph studied at the University of Washington (Literature).

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	96
Nara ASN	39178498
Nara Name	FREEDMAN RALPH W B
Nara State	97
Nara County	33
Nara POE	9784
Nara DOE	180642
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	BI
Nara Branch Code	0
Branch	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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	20
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	5
Nara Civilian Occupation	2
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	66
Nara Weight (lbs)	157
Class_Name	Freedman, Ralph W.
match_method	unique_name_no_asn
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born 24 February 1920 in Hamburg, Germany. [Religion: Jewish].
• 18 June 1942 — Drafted into Army in Tacoma WA as Pvt (ASN: 39178498).
• 17 October 1942 — Graduated with Class 2 (IPW Ge).
• 7 November 1942 — Promoted to Sgt.
• 16 February 1943 — Promoted to S/Sgt.
• Assigned to IPW Team 7 attached to 3rd [5th?] Army.
• Counter Intelligence Corps in Austria.

Sources

• About Ralph Freedman | Ralph Freedman (ralphfreedman.net)
• 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 Ralph W. B. Freedman for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Freedman, Ralph W. B. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: RALPH W. B. FREEDMAN.doc)