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'''Service Duration: '''April 9, 1942 to September 20, 1945 <ref>U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 </ref>
 
'''Service Duration: '''April 9, 1942 to September 20, 1945 <ref>U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 </ref>
  
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'''Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: '''U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, IL; US.S Navy Radio School, Oxford OH; US. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, FL
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'''Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: '''U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, IL; U.S Navy Radio School, Oxford OH; US. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, FL
  
 
'''Unit(s): ''' Co. 242 USNTS; U.S. Navy Radio School; Communication Division U.S. Naval Air Station; Ward M-1 U.S. Naval Hospital; Navy 93, Box 5-D; U.S.S. LST #307
 
'''Unit(s): ''' Co. 242 USNTS; U.S. Navy Radio School; Communication Division U.S. Naval Air Station; Ward M-1 U.S. Naval Hospital; Navy 93, Box 5-D; U.S.S. LST #307
  
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'''Rank(s): ''' RM 2nd Class
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'''Rank(s): ''' RM 2nd Class; RM 3rd Class (Radioman)
  
 
'''Theater(s) of Operation: ''' Africa; Europe
 
'''Theater(s) of Operation: ''' Africa; Europe
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'''Of Interest: '''Details of training regimen; Details of leg injury treatment; Details on fear of stress of combat; illusion to involvment in Normandy; 3/27/45 Letter about loss of Arty Blatman, being back in the United States, meeting with psychologists and possibly being granted shore duty
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'''Of Interest: '''Details of training regimen; Details of leg injury treatment; Details on fear of stress of combat; allusion to involvement in Normandy; 3/27/45 Letter about loss of Arty Blatman, being back in the United States, meeting with psychologists and possibly being granted shore duty
  
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'''Delaware Connection:  '''Milton Honey; Harry Hindin; Billy Jacoby
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'''Delaware Connection:  '''Milton Honey; Harry Hindin; Billy Jacoby; Mendel Fine; Harry First; Lou Simon; Max Simon; Morty Sklut; Dave Weiner; George Weiner; Seymour Berman. <ref> All mentioned in letters to Mollye Sklut as people he was friends with and corresponded with throughout the war. </ref>
  
 
'''Discharge Date: '''September 20, 1945. <ref>U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 </ref> <br />
 
'''Discharge Date: '''September 20, 1945. <ref>U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 </ref> <br />
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'''First Letter to Mollye: ''' 04/21/1942 <br />
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'''First Letter to Mollye: ''' 04/15/1942 <br />
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'''Last Letter to Mollye: ''' 02/27/1945<br />
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'''Last Letter to Mollye: ''' 03/27/1945<br />
 
'''Number of Folders in Mollye Collection: '''6 <br />
 
'''Number of Folders in Mollye Collection: '''6 <br />
 
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'''Oral History Interview(s):'''
 
'''Oral History Interview(s):'''
  
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'''Later Work: '''According to his obituary in The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, “Mr. Braunstein retired in 1987 from Emmett S. Hickman Co., a real estate agency in Wilmington.  Previously, he owned a real estate agency in Wilmington.  He was the past president of the B’nai B’rith and Congregation eth Shalom’s Men’s Club.  He served on the board of directors of the B’nai B’rith Elder Housing Program.  He was active in Congregation Beth Shalom and organized a Boy Scouts Troop there.” <ref>The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware) · Sat, Jun 21, 1997 · Page 10 </ref>
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'''Later Work: '''According to his obituary in The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, “Mr. Braunstein retired in 1987 from Emmett S. Hickman Co., a real estate agency in Wilmington.  Previously, he owned a real estate agency in Wilmington.  He was the past president of the B’nai B’rith and Congregation Beth Shalom’s Men’s Club.  He served on the board of directors of the B’nai B’rith Elder Housing Program.  He was active in Congregation Beth Shalom and organized a Boy Scouts Troop there.” <ref>The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware) · Sat, Jun 21, 1997 · Page 10 </ref>
  
 
'''Date of Marriage: '''October 27, 1946 <ref>Marriage Records. Delaware Marriages. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Hall of Records, Dover, Delaware.</ref> <br />
 
'''Date of Marriage: '''October 27, 1946 <ref>Marriage Records. Delaware Marriages. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Hall of Records, Dover, Delaware.</ref> <br />

Latest revision as of 16:13, 1 February 2025

Last Name: Braunstein [1]
First Name: Bertram
Middle Initial/Name: William
Nickname: Bert; Bertie [2]

Birthdate: September 8, 1917 [3]
Birthplace: Wilmington, DE [4]

Wilmington Residence:  : 2, E.13th Street, Wilmington, DE in 1940. (National Archives, 1940 US Census for New Castle Co., Wilmington, DE 4-36, pg. 7B.)

High School:
Secondary School:

Civilian Occupation Prior to Service: In business for himself located at 200 W. 10th Street, Wilmington, DE [5]

Branch of Armed Services: United States Navy
'Armed Services Serial Number: 650 36 62 [6]'
Service Duration: April 9, 1942 to September 20, 1945 [7]

Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, IL; U.S Navy Radio School, Oxford OH; US. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, FL

Unit(s): Co. 242 USNTS; U.S. Navy Radio School; Communication Division U.S. Naval Air Station; Ward M-1 U.S. Naval Hospital; Navy 93, Box 5-D; U.S.S. LST #307

Rank(s): RM 2nd Class; RM 3rd Class (Radioman)

Theater(s) of Operation: Africa; Europe

Locations: North Africa; Italy; British Isles

Campaigns/Battles:

Military Occupation/Specialty:

Awards/Honors:

Memorials:

Of Interest: Details of training regimen; Details of leg injury treatment; Details on fear of stress of combat; allusion to involvement in Normandy; 3/27/45 Letter about loss of Arty Blatman, being back in the United States, meeting with psychologists and possibly being granted shore duty

Delaware Connection: Milton Honey; Harry Hindin; Billy Jacoby; Mendel Fine; Harry First; Lou Simon; Max Simon; Morty Sklut; Dave Weiner; George Weiner; Seymour Berman. [8]

Discharge Date: September 20, 1945. [9]
Where Returned:
Did Not Return:

Death Date: June 19, 1997 [10]
Death Place: Wilmington, DE (at home) [11]
Death Cause: Heart failure [12]
Place of Burial: Jewish Community Cemetery, Foulk Road, Wilmington, DE [13]

Photo:

First Letter to Mollye: 04/15/1942
Last Letter to Mollye: 03/27/1945
Number of Folders in Mollye Collection: 6
Y Recorder link(s):

Delawares WWII Fallen Profile:

Oral History Interview(s):

Later Work: According to his obituary in The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, “Mr. Braunstein retired in 1987 from Emmett S. Hickman Co., a real estate agency in Wilmington. Previously, he owned a real estate agency in Wilmington. He was the past president of the B’nai B’rith and Congregation Beth Shalom’s Men’s Club. He served on the board of directors of the B’nai B’rith Elder Housing Program. He was active in Congregation Beth Shalom and organized a Boy Scouts Troop there.” [14]

Date of Marriage: October 27, 1946 [15]
Spouse Name: Hannah Arieff [16]
Spouse Nickname:
Spouse Birthdate: May 20, 1924 [17]
Spouse Birthplace: : Wilmington, DE [18]
Spouse Death Date: February 27, 1019 [19]
Spouse Death Place: Forwood Manor, Wilmington, DE [20]

Name(s) of Children: : George Ellis Braunstein; Sandra F. Braunstein [21]

Survivors/Relation:

Father's Name: George Braunstein [22]
Mother's Name: Anna Goldstein [23]
Birthplace of Father: Russia [24]
Birthplace of Mother: Wilmington, DE [25]

Sources:

CITATIONS

PROFILE

  1. ↑ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Delaware, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 7.
  2. ↑ The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware) · Fri, Mar 1, 2019 · Page A13
  3. ↑ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
  4. ↑ Marriage Records. Delaware Marriages. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Hall of Records, Dover, Delaware.
  5. ↑ US World War II Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947.
  6. ↑ U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949.
  7. ↑ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
  8. ↑ All mentioned in letters to Mollye Sklut as people he was friends with and corresponded with throughout the war.
  9. ↑ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
  10. ↑ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
  11. ↑ The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware) · Sat, Jun 21, 1997 · Page 10
  12. ↑ (ibid.)
  13. ↑ (ibid.)
  14. ↑ The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware) · Sat, Jun 21, 1997 · Page 10
  15. ↑ Marriage Records. Delaware Marriages. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Hall of Records, Dover, Delaware.
  16. ↑ (ibid.)
  17. ↑ (ibid.)
  18. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/records/1064370?tid=&pid=&queryId=fcfa7474-6124-4389-878b-46c86469516f&_phsrc=xgA1836…
  19. ↑ The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware) · Fri, Mar 1, 2019 · Page A13
  20. ↑ (ibid.)
  21. ↑ The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware) · Sat, Apr 28, 1973 · Page 30; Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2004; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62209/records/168024777?tid=&pid=&queryId=80b5004e-d4ae-4949-a413-df02e4a3abd7&_phsrc=xgA1…
  22. ↑ Marriage Records. Delaware Marriages. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Hall of Records, Dover, Delaware.
  23. ↑ The Morning News (Wilmington, Delaware) · Fri, Nov 18, 1966 · Page 63
  24. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 2340024
  25. ↑ (ibid.)
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