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Frank Lewis Herz

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Frank Lewis Herz
Personal details
Born1908
Died2006
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32892213
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 11 (25 August – 23 October 1943)
Section5J
EnlistedNew York City, New York
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Frank Lewis Herz (1908–2006) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 11. Frank enlisted at New York City, New York.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • GMDS; Class 8 GerOB

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 98
Nara ASN 32892213
Nara Name HERZ FRANK L
Nara State 23
Nara County 81
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 190443
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 8
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 9
Nara Civilian Occupation 97
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 60
Nara Weight (lbs) 129
Class_ASN 32892213
Class_Name HERZ, Frank L.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID FF20FCB6-79F9-4801-8EAC-A27126982BC9
Census_State NEW YORK
Census_Relate Head/Householder
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 32
Census_BirthYear 1908
Census_Marital Married, spouse present
Census_Race White
Census_BPL 453
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Citizen Not a citizen, first papers
Census_Educ 5+ years of college
Census_OCC 366

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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)