David D. Silberberg

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David D. Silberberg
Personal details
Born	1921 Kassel, Germany
Died	2007
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	0555145
Rank	Sergeant
Camp Ritchie	Class 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section	5A
Team	MII 408-G

Teammates

Team — MII 408-G

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David D. Silberberg (1921–2007) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18.

Biography

(0555145)|David Silberberg]] of the Combat and Counter-Intelligence Section of the 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division ( "He was born in 1921 in the Harz Mountains region in Germany where he and his family fled the Nazi-Occupied country in 1936.

David attended college in Kassel (one year).

Silberberg joined the US Army in 1942 and became a naturalised citizen that same year. It all starts in April 1945 with First Lieutenant and Ritchie Boy [[Silberberg, David D. In April 1945, David wanted to return to the same area he grew up again, and found himself in an area near Degenershausen.

He worked as sales clerk. While traveling in the area he noticed something that would have great consequences. (0555145)|David Silberberg]] recalled later: “ 'While wrecked vehicles along the roads were commonplace, one truck caught my attention right outside the town of Degenershausen.

It was lying in a ditch, with papers scattered all around it. I picked up one of the papers and saw that it was signed by Joachim von Ribbentrop (below right), the foreign minister of Nazi Germany” '.

Research notes

• Also 34503419 Sgt ASTP
• Marburg Files

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	86
Class_ASN	34503419
Class_Name	SILBERBERG, David D.
match_method	pass2_unique_name
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born 20 March 1921 in Kassel, Germany (near Harz Mountains).
• 31 December 1942 — Enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, GA as Pvt (ASN: 34503419).
• Assigned to MI Team 408-G attached to 9th Infantry Division.
• Assigned to MII Team 408-G attached to the 9th Infantry Division.
• Promoted to 1st Lt.

Sources

• 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 2019-09-02 (2 posts)
• Facebook-linked source: 9thinfantrydivision.net
• Dan Gross, Timeline of David D. Silberberg for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Silberberg, David D. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: DAVID SILBERBERG (2020).doc, DAVID SILBERBERG.docx)