Henry E. Goldberg
Personal details
Born1908
Died1981
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN33049143
RankStaff Sergeant
Camp RitchieClass 12 (27 September – 25 November 1943)
Section5B
EnlistedRoanoke, Virginia
TeamIPW 55
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Henry E. Goldberg (1908–1981) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 12 and served with IPW Team 55.

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Henry E. Goldberg (1908–1981) was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy from Roanoke, Virginia, who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 12 and served overseas as master sergeant with IPW Team 55, attached to the 79th Infantry Division. A Signal Corps photograph shows him with Lt. Frank Swartz of Pittsburgh interrogating a German prisoner near Houdan, France.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 73
Nara ASN 33049143
Nara Name GOLDBERG HENRY E
Nara State 33
Nara County 31
Nara POE 3387
Nara DOE 641
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 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity N1
Nara Year of Birth 8
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 175
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 65
Nara Weight (lbs) 131
Class_ASN 33049143
Class_Name GOLDBERG, Henry E.
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)
  • Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2017-02-15 (1 post)