Vernon O. Heyman

Vernon O. Heyman
Personal details
Born	1920 Germany. Jewish
Died	2011
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	39132733
Rank	Technician Third Grade
Rank at Ritchie	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 15 (4 January – 3 March 1944)
Section	5A
Enlisted	San Francisco, California
Team	IPW 60

Teammates

Team — IPW 60

These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.

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Vernon O. Heyman (1920–2011) was a United States Army technician third grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 15 and served with IPW Team 60.

Biography

Vernon O. Heyman was born in Germany in 1920. A Jewish immigrant to the United States, he trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 15) and served as a technician third grade with an IPW team.

A wartime report dated 7 February 1945 for the 134th Infantry Regiment, IPW Team 50 (APO 35), states that Tec 3 Heyman was severely wounded in action.

Heyman died in 2011 at age 90.

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	91
Nara ASN	39132733
Nara Name	HEYMAN VERNON O
Nara State	91
Nara County	75
Nara POE	9175
Nara DOE	130543
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	20
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	6
Nara Civilian Occupation	39
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	40
Nara Weight (lbs)	139
Class_ASN	39132733
Class_Name	HEYWAN, Vernon O.
match_method	asn_exact_name_compatible
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born 1920 Born in Germany. Jewish.
• 3 March 1944 — Graduated with Class 15.
• IPW Team 60 assigned to 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division.

Sources

• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page — family inquiry post for Vernon O. Heyman (134th Infantry / IPW Team 50 wounding report, 7 February 1945)
• 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 2018-07-04 (1 post)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Vernon O. Heyman for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Heyman, Vernon O. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: VERNON O. HEYMAN.doc)