Difference between revisions of "Ben Gershman"
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'''Last Name: ''' Gershman<br /> | '''Last Name: ''' Gershman<br /> | ||
| − | '''First Name: ''' | + | '''First Name: ''' Benjamin<br /> |
| − | '''Middle Initial/Name: ''' | + | '''Middle Initial/Name: ''' Herman<br /> |
| − | ''' | + | '''Nickname: '''Ben |
| + | '''Birthdate: '''August 13, 1912 <ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104779523/benjamin-h-gershman </ref> <br /> | ||
| + | '''Birthplace: '''Philadelphia, PA <ref> Delaware Bureau of Vital Statistic, Certificate of Marriage, Aug. 3, 1940, Benjamin H. Gershman and Sylvia Horowitz </ref> | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''Wilmington Residence: ''' In 1940, 223 W. 4th Street, Wilmington, DE <ref> (ibid.) </ref> |
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'''High School: ''' <br /> | '''High School: ''' <br /> | ||
'''Secondary School: ''' | '''Secondary School: ''' | ||
| − | '''Civilian Occupation Prior to Service: ''' | + | '''Civilian Occupation Prior to Service: '''In 1940 he listed his occupation as a salesman in a store <ref> 1940 US Census, Philadelphia, PA </ref> |
'''Branch of Armed Services: '''United States Navy <br /> | '''Branch of Armed Services: '''United States Navy <br /> | ||
| − | '''Armed Services Serial Number: ''' <br /> | + | '''Armed Services Serial Number: '''818 38 00 <ref> US WWII Navy Muster Rolls </ref> <br /> |
'''Service Duration: ''' | '''Service Duration: ''' | ||
'''Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: ''' Great Lakes, IL | '''Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: ''' Great Lakes, IL | ||
| − | '''Unit(s): ''' Company 1333, U.S. Naval Training Center | + | '''Unit(s): ''' Company 1333, U.S. Naval Training Center; Naval Training Center Philadelphia; San Bruno, CA; Receiving Station, Pearl Harbor, HI 1945 |
'''Rank(s): ''' A/S | '''Rank(s): ''' A/S | ||
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'''Did Not Return: ''' | '''Did Not Return: ''' | ||
| − | '''Death Date: ''' <br /> | + | '''Death Date: '''July 20, 1991 <ref> https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104779523/benjamin-h-gershman </ref> <br /> |
| − | '''Death Place: ''' <br /> | + | '''Death Place: '''Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE <ref> The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, Sun, Jul 21, 1991, pg. 20. </ref> <br /> |
| − | '''Death Cause: ''' <br /> | + | '''Death Cause: '''Cancer <ref> (ibid.)</ref> <br /> |
| − | '''Place of Burial: ''' <br /> | + | '''Place of Burial: '''Jewish Community Cemetery, Wilmington, DE <ref> https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/104386/jewish-community-cemetery </ref> <br /> |
'''Photo: ''' | '''Photo: ''' | ||
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'''Oral History Interview(s):''' | '''Oral History Interview(s):''' | ||
| − | '''Later Work: ''' | + | '''Later Work: '''In his obituary, his son Norman stated that his father worked at Wilmington Dry Goods for 31 years and retired in 1968, when he began working at 'Norm Gershman’s Things to Wear' store in Rehoboth.” “Mr. Gershman and his son … opened the family business in Rehoboth Beach in 1966. The discount store offers brand-name men’s, women’s and children’s clothing. A second store opened in Newark in 1969, and a third on Wilmington’s Market Street Mall in 1985.” The article goes on to state that, “He was a member of Montefiore Mutual Benefit Society, Lafayette Lodge, AF&AM and Delaware Consistory, all in Wilmington. Temple Beth El, Newark, and Nur Temple Shrine, New Castle.” <ref>The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, Sun, Jul 21, 1991, pg. 20. </ref> |
| − | '''Date of Marriage: ''' <br /> | + | '''Date of Marriage: ''' August 3, 1940 marriage license/December 29, 1941 ceremony <ref> Delaware Bureau of Vital Statistic, Certificate of Marriage, Aug. 3, 1940, Benjamin H. Gershman and Sylvia Horowitz. And for the ceremony, The News Journal, Wilmington, DE Tue, Jan 7, 1941, pg. 10.</ref> <br /> |
| − | '''Spouse Name: ''' <br /> | + | '''Spouse Name: '''Sylvia Horowitz <ref>wedding announcement, The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, Tue, Jan 7, 1941, pg. 10 </ref> <br /> |
'''Spouse Nickname: ''' <br /> | '''Spouse Nickname: ''' <br /> | ||
| − | '''Spouse Birthdate: ''' <br /> | + | '''Spouse Birthdate: '''February 13, 1916 <ref> https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40724374/sylvia_h_gershman </ref> <br /> |
| − | '''Spouse Birthplace: ''' <br /> | + | '''Spouse Birthplace: '''New York City, NY <ref> State of Delaware, vital statistics, marriage license dated August 3, 1940 for Benjamin and Sylvia Gershman. </ref> <br /> |
| − | '''Spouse Death Date: ''' <br /> | + | '''Spouse Death Date: '''August 14, 2009 <ref> https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40724374/sylvia_h_gershman </ref> <br /> |
'''Spouse Death Place: ''' | '''Spouse Death Place: ''' | ||
| − | ''' Name(s) of Children: ''' | + | ''' Name(s) of Children: '''Norman Louis Gershman <ref> The News Journal, Wilmington, DE Sun, Jul 21, 1991, pg. 20. </ref> |
'''Survivors/Relation: ''' | '''Survivors/Relation: ''' | ||
| − | '''Father's Name: ''' <br /> | + | '''Father's Name: '''Joseph Gershman <ref> US Naturalization papers, Pennsylvania, dated November 21, 1916. </ref> <br /> |
| − | '''Mother's Name: ''' | + | '''Mother's Name: '''Lena Koltenetz Gershman <ref> State of Delaware, vital statistics, marriage license dated August 3, 1940 for Benjamin and Sylvia Gershman. </ref> |
| − | '''Birthplace of Father: ''' | + | '''Birthplace of Father: ''' Russia <ref> (ibid.) </ref> <br /> |
| − | '''Birthplace of Mother: ''' | + | '''Birthplace of Mother: '''Russia <ref> (ibid.) </ref> |
'''Sources: ''' | '''Sources: ''' | ||
Revision as of 19:17, 5 January 2025
Last Name: Gershman
First Name: Benjamin
Middle Initial/Name: Herman
Nickname: Ben
Birthdate: August 13, 1912 [1]
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA [2]
Wilmington Residence: In 1940, 223 W. 4th Street, Wilmington, DE [3]
High School:
Secondary School:
Civilian Occupation Prior to Service: In 1940 he listed his occupation as a salesman in a store [4]
Branch of Armed Services: United States Navy
Armed Services Serial Number: 818 38 00 [5]
Service Duration:
Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: Great Lakes, IL
Unit(s): Company 1333, U.S. Naval Training Center; Naval Training Center Philadelphia; San Bruno, CA; Receiving Station, Pearl Harbor, HI 1945
Rank(s): A/S
Theater(s) of Operation:
Locations:
Campaigns/Battles:
Military Occupation/Specialty:
Awards/Honors:
Memorials:
Of Interest:
Delaware Connection:
Discharge Date:
Where Returned:
Did Not Return:
Death Date: July 20, 1991 [6]
Death Place: Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE [7]
Death Cause: Cancer [8]
Place of Burial: Jewish Community Cemetery, Wilmington, DE [9]
Photo:
First Letter to Mollye: 09/6/1943
Last Letter to Mollye: 09/08/1944
Number of Folders in Mollye Collection: 1
Y Recorder link(s):
Delawares WWII Fallen Profile:
Oral History Interview(s):
Later Work: In his obituary, his son Norman stated that his father worked at Wilmington Dry Goods for 31 years and retired in 1968, when he began working at 'Norm Gershman’s Things to Wear' store in Rehoboth.” “Mr. Gershman and his son … opened the family business in Rehoboth Beach in 1966. The discount store offers brand-name men’s, women’s and children’s clothing. A second store opened in Newark in 1969, and a third on Wilmington’s Market Street Mall in 1985.” The article goes on to state that, “He was a member of Montefiore Mutual Benefit Society, Lafayette Lodge, AF&AM and Delaware Consistory, all in Wilmington. Temple Beth El, Newark, and Nur Temple Shrine, New Castle.” [10]
Date of Marriage: August 3, 1940 marriage license/December 29, 1941 ceremony [11]
Spouse Name: Sylvia Horowitz [12]
Spouse Nickname:
Spouse Birthdate: February 13, 1916 [13]
Spouse Birthplace: New York City, NY [14]
Spouse Death Date: August 14, 2009 [15]
Spouse Death Place:
Name(s) of Children: Norman Louis Gershman [16]
Survivors/Relation:
Father's Name: Joseph Gershman [17]
Mother's Name: Lena Koltenetz Gershman [18]
Birthplace of Father: Russia [19]
Birthplace of Mother: Russia [20]
Sources:
CITATIONS
PROFILE
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104779523/benjamin-h-gershman
- ↑ Delaware Bureau of Vital Statistic, Certificate of Marriage, Aug. 3, 1940, Benjamin H. Gershman and Sylvia Horowitz
- ↑ (ibid.)
- ↑ 1940 US Census, Philadelphia, PA
- ↑ US WWII Navy Muster Rolls
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104779523/benjamin-h-gershman
- ↑ The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, Sun, Jul 21, 1991, pg. 20.
- ↑ (ibid.)
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/104386/jewish-community-cemetery
- ↑ The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, Sun, Jul 21, 1991, pg. 20.
- ↑ Delaware Bureau of Vital Statistic, Certificate of Marriage, Aug. 3, 1940, Benjamin H. Gershman and Sylvia Horowitz. And for the ceremony, The News Journal, Wilmington, DE Tue, Jan 7, 1941, pg. 10.
- ↑ wedding announcement, The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, Tue, Jan 7, 1941, pg. 10
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40724374/sylvia_h_gershman
- ↑ State of Delaware, vital statistics, marriage license dated August 3, 1940 for Benjamin and Sylvia Gershman.
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40724374/sylvia_h_gershman
- ↑ The News Journal, Wilmington, DE Sun, Jul 21, 1991, pg. 20.
- ↑ US Naturalization papers, Pennsylvania, dated November 21, 1916.
- ↑ State of Delaware, vital statistics, marriage license dated August 3, 1940 for Benjamin and Sylvia Gershman.
- ↑ (ibid.)
- ↑ (ibid.)