Bubel, Hans Curt (39926772) - Revision history

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	* 1928 — Immigrated at age three to Murray, Utah, sponsored by an aunt.		* 1928 — Immigrated at age three to Murray, Utah, sponsored by an aunt.
	* 1933 — Family trip back to Germany; later cited during a wartime loyalty investigation.		* 1933 — Family trip back to Germany; later cited during a wartime loyalty investigation.
			* Late 1940s–1950s — University of Utah: bachelor's in microbiology, master's in experimental biology, doctorate in virology (polio fellow).
	* 7 December 1941 — Pearl Harbor; Bubel was sixteen and a student at Murray High School.		* 7 December 1941 — Pearl Harbor; Bubel was sixteen and a student at Murray High School.
			* 1944 — Medic and infantry training at Camp Barkeley, Texas; then held nearly ten months pending an FBI investigation of Nazi-sympathy accusations.
	* 11 March 1944 — Drafted into the Army in Utah (NARA).		* 11 March 1944 — Drafted into the Army in Utah (NARA).
	* ~~1944~~ — ~~Medic and infantry training at Camp Barkeley~~, ~~Texas~~; ~~then held nearly ten months pending an FBI investigation~~ of ~~Nazi-sympathy accusations~~.		* 1945 — Sailed on the Île de France; Scotland, England, then France; MII 490-G / 13th Airborne Division / 326th Glider Infantry.
			* 1945 — War Crimes Trial Document Section in Bavaria; Associated Press photographic archive; observed three days of the Nuremberg trials.
	* 3 January – 3 March 1945 — Camp Ritchie Class 26 (IPW / photo and military intelligence).		* 3 January – 3 March 1945 — Camp Ritchie Class 26 (IPW / photo and military intelligence).
	* 1945 — Sailed on the Île de France; Scotland, England, then France; MII 490-G / 13th Airborne Division / 326th Glider Infantry.
	* 8 May 1945 — Reached Europe as the war in Europe ended.		* 8 May 1945 — Reached Europe as the war in Europe ended.
	* 1945 — War Crimes Trial Document Section in Bavaria; Associated Press photographic archive; observed three days of the Nuremberg trials.
	* 1 June 1946 — Discharged from the Army.		* 1 June 1946 — Discharged from the Army.
	* ~~Late 1940s–1950s~~ — ~~University of Utah: bachelor's~~ in ~~microbiology~~, ~~master's in experimental biology, doctorate in virology (polio fellow)~~.		* 16 November 2018 — Died in Cincinnati, Ohio.
	* After the doctorate — Married Marilyn (Sammie); later taught at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.		* After the doctorate — Married Marilyn (Sammie); later taught at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
	* 16 November 2018 — Died in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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	'''Hans Curt Bubel''' (known as Curt; 3 October 1925–16 November 2018) was a Mannheim-born U.S. Army interrogator associated with [[Camp Ritchie]]. He trained with [[:Category:Class 26\|Class 26]], reached Europe as the war ended~~, collected documents for the Nuremberg trials~~ with [[Team MII 490-G\|MII 490-G]], and later taught microbiology and virology at the University of Cincinnati.		'''Hans Curt Bubel''' (known as Curt; 3 October 1925–16 November 2018) was a Mannheim-born U.S. Army interrogator associated with [[Camp Ritchie]]. He trained with [[:Category:Class 26\|Class 26]], reached Europe as the war ended with [[Team MII 490-G\|MII 490-G]] and the 13th Airborne Division, collected documents for the Nuremberg trials, and later taught microbiology and virology at the University of Cincinnati.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Hans Curt Bubel, known as Curt, was born on 3 October 1925 in Mannheim, Germany, to Curt and Maria Bubel. His father worked as an accountant ~~for~~ BASF. ~~As political violence rose in Germany~~, the family ~~left~~ in 1928 ~~for~~ Murray, Utah~~, in the Salt Lake City area~~, sponsored by an aunt who had converted to Mormonism years earlier. Bubel grew up speaking German and English and attended Murray High School. He was sixteen when Pearl Harbor was attacked. His parents became United States citizens within five years of arriving.		Hans Curt Bubel, known as Curt, was born on 3 October 1925 in Mannheim, Germany, to Curt and Maria Bubel. His father worked as an accountant in the foreign-exchange department at BASF. Street fighting, inflation, and the rise of the Nazis decided the family to leave; Bubel later said one of his father's friends was killed in the riots, and his father resolved to get out. In 1928, when Curt was three, they moved to Murray, Utah, sponsored by an aunt who had converted to Mormonism years earlier. Bubel grew up speaking German and English and attended Murray High School. He was in the tenth or eleventh grade, sixteen, when Pearl Harbor was attacked; he later recalled a movie being stopped with an announcement that foreign nationals should go home. His parents became United States citizens within five years of arriving.

	He wanted to join the Navy at seventeen, but his mother would not sign the papers. Drafted at eighteen in Utah in March 1944, he trained as a medic for seventeen weeks at Camp Barkeley, Texas. The Army then held him from overseas shipment for ~~many~~ months while it investigated neighbors' accusations of Nazi sympathy, which grew from a 1933 family trip back to Germany. ~~Once~~ cleared, he was sent to [[Camp Ritchie]]. Bubel trained as an interrogator of prisoners of war, and in photo and military intelligence, with [[:Category:Class 26\|Class 26]] (3 January – 3 March 1945).		He wanted to join the Navy at seventeen, but his mother would not sign the papers. Drafted at eighteen in Utah in March 1944, he trained as a medic for seventeen weeks at Camp Barkeley, Texas, and also received infantry training. The Army then held him from overseas shipment for nearly ten months while it investigated neighbors' accusations of Nazi sympathy, which grew from a 1933 family trip back to Germany to settle a small inheritance. He later said someone claimed the family were "sub rosa Nazis," which was not true. The FBI cleared him, and he was sent to [[Camp Ritchie]]. Bubel trained as an interrogator of prisoners of war, and in photo and military intelligence, with [[:Category:Class 26\|Class 26]] (3 January – 3 March 1945).

	He sailed to Europe, ~~landing~~ in Scotland ~~and~~ then France, and was assigned to the 13th Airborne Division with [[Team MII 490-G\|MII 490-G]] and the 326th Glider Infantry. He practiced on wooden gliders that he later said were crash landings more than landings. The war in Europe was ending, so he did little front-line interrogation. German ~~fluency sent him instead into~~ the ~~War Crimes Trial Document Section. With another German-born soldier he traveled through Bavaria collecting military~~, ~~political~~, and ~~scientific records for~~ the ~~Nuremberg trials, including a large Associated Press photographic archive hidden in~~ a ~~monastery~~. ~~He looked into rumors that Martin Bormann had survived and found no evidence. As a reward for the document work~~, he ~~sat three days as an observer at Nuremberg and saw Göring, Ribbentrop, Hess, Keitel, and Baldur von Schirach. He was discharged on 1 June 1946~~.		He sailed to Europe on the Île de France, landed in Scotland, passed through England, then France, and was assigned to the 13th Airborne Division with [[Team MII 490-G\|MII 490-G]] and the 326th Glider Infantry. He practiced on wooden gliders that he later said were crash landings more than landings. The war in Europe was ending, so he did little front-line interrogation. When he did question German prisoners, the work was unit, rank, division, commanders, and morale; he later said fear of being handed to the Russians brought a great deal of information. After non-fraternization rules eased, he also spoke with civilians.

	Bubel used the ~~G.I.~~ Bill at the University of Utah, earning a bachelor's degree in microbiology, a master's in experimental biology, and a doctorate in virology as a polio fellow. He married Marilyn, known as Sammie, after completing the doctorate. They had two children, Heidi and Peter. He then joined the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, teaching microbiology and virology and directing research for more than thirty years. He was a member of Sigma Xi and Alpha Omega Alpha and received the Golden Apple for teaching. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 16 November 2018.		German fluency sent him into the War Crimes Trial Document Section. With another German-born soldier he traveled through Bavaria collecting military, political, and scientific records for the Nuremberg trials, including a complete Associated Press photographic archive hidden in a monastery. He looked into rumors that Martin Bormann had survived and found no evidence. As a reward for the document work, he sat three days as an observer at Nuremberg and saw Göring, Ribbentrop, Hess, Keitel, and Baldur von Schirach. He was discharged on 1 June 1946.

			Bubel used the GI Bill at the University of Utah, earning a bachelor's degree in microbiology, a master's in experimental biology, and a doctorate in virology as a polio fellow. He married Marilyn, known as Sammie, after completing the doctorate. They had two children, Heidi and Peter. He then joined the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, teaching microbiology and virology and directing research for more than thirty years. He was a member of Sigma Xi and Alpha Omega Alpha and received the Golden Apple for teaching. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 16 November 2018.

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	* 3 October 1925 — Born in Mannheim, Germany, to Curt and Maria Bubel.		* 3 October 1925 — Born in Mannheim, Germany, to Curt and Maria Bubel.
	* 1928 — Immigrated to Murray, Utah, ~~in the Salt Lake City area~~.		* 1928 — Immigrated at age three to Murray, Utah, sponsored by an aunt.
	* 1933 — Family trip back to Germany; later cited during a wartime loyalty investigation.		* 1933 — Family trip back to Germany; later cited during a wartime loyalty investigation.
	* 7 December 1941 — Pearl Harbor; Bubel was sixteen and a student at Murray High School.		* 7 December 1941 — Pearl Harbor; Bubel was sixteen and a student at Murray High School.
	* 11 March 1944 — Drafted into the ~~U.S.~~ Army in Utah (NARA).		* 11 March 1944 — Drafted into the Army in Utah (NARA).
	* 1944 — Medic training at Camp Barkeley, Texas; held ~~from overseas shipment~~ pending ~~a security~~ investigation.		* 1944 — Medic and infantry training at Camp Barkeley, Texas; then held nearly ten months pending an FBI investigation of Nazi-sympathy accusations.
	* 3 January – 3 March 1945 — Camp Ritchie Class 26 (IPW / photo and military intelligence).		* 3 January – 3 March 1945 — Camp Ritchie Class 26 (IPW / photo and military intelligence).
	* ~~8 May~~ 1945 — ~~Arrived in Europe~~ on ~~VE-Day~~; ~~assigned with~~ MII 490-G / 13th Airborne Division.		* 1945 — Sailed on the Île de France; Scotland, England, then France; MII 490-G / 13th Airborne Division / 326th Glider Infantry.
	* 1945 — War Crimes Trial Document Section in Bavaria; ~~collected records for Nuremberg, including an~~ Associated Press photographic archive.		* 8 May 1945 — Reached Europe as the war in Europe ended.
	* 1945 — Observed three days of the Nuremberg trials.		* 1945 — War Crimes Trial Document Section in Bavaria; Associated Press photographic archive; observed three days of the Nuremberg trials.
	* 1 June 1946 — Discharged from the Army.		* 1 June 1946 — Discharged from the Army.
	* Late 1940s–1950s — University of Utah: ~~B.S.~~ microbiology, ~~M.S.~~ experimental biology, ~~Ph.D.~~ virology (polio fellow).		* Late 1940s–1950s — University of Utah: bachelor's in microbiology, master's in experimental biology, doctorate in virology (polio fellow).
	* After the doctorate — Married Marilyn (Sammie); later taught at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.		* After the doctorate — Married Marilyn (Sammie); later taught at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
	* 16 November 2018 — Died in Cincinnati, Ohio.		* 16 November 2018 — Died in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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	He sailed to Europe, landing in Scotland and then France, and was assigned to the 13th Airborne Division with [[Team MII 490-G\|MII 490-G]] and the 326th Glider Infantry. He practiced on wooden gliders that he later said were crash landings more than landings. The war in Europe was ending, so he did little front-line interrogation. German fluency sent him instead into the War Crimes Trial Document Section. With another German-born soldier he traveled through Bavaria collecting military, political, and scientific records for the Nuremberg trials, including a large Associated Press photographic archive hidden in a monastery. He looked into rumors that Martin Bormann had survived and found no evidence. As a reward for the document work, he sat three days as an observer at Nuremberg and saw Göring, Ribbentrop, Hess, Keitel, and Baldur von Schirach. He was discharged on 1 June 1946.		He sailed to Europe, landing in Scotland and then France, and was assigned to the 13th Airborne Division with [[Team MII 490-G\|MII 490-G]] and the 326th Glider Infantry. He practiced on wooden gliders that he later said were crash landings more than landings. The war in Europe was ending, so he did little front-line interrogation. German fluency sent him instead into the War Crimes Trial Document Section. With another German-born soldier he traveled through Bavaria collecting military, political, and scientific records for the Nuremberg trials, including a large Associated Press photographic archive hidden in a monastery. He looked into rumors that Martin Bormann had survived and found no evidence. As a reward for the document work, he sat three days as an observer at Nuremberg and saw Göring, Ribbentrop, Hess, Keitel, and Baldur von Schirach. He was discharged on 1 June 1946.

	Bubel used the G.I. Bill at the University of Utah, earning a ~~B.S. In~~ microbiology, ~~an M.S. In~~ experimental biology, and a ~~Ph.D. In~~ virology as a polio fellow. He married Marilyn, known as Sammie, after completing the doctorate. They had two children, Heidi and Peter. He then joined the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, teaching microbiology and virology and directing research for more than thirty years. He was a member of Sigma Xi and Alpha Omega Alpha and received the Golden Apple for teaching. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 16 November 2018.		Bubel used the G.I. Bill at the University of Utah, earning a bachelor's degree in microbiology, a master's in experimental biology, and a doctorate in virology as a polio fellow. He married Marilyn, known as Sammie, after completing the doctorate. They had two children, Heidi and Peter. He then joined the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, teaching microbiology and virology and directing research for more than thirty years. He was a member of Sigma Xi and Alpha Omega Alpha and received the Golden Apple for teaching. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 16 November 2018.

	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==

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	'''~~[[Bubel, Hans Curt (39926772)\|~~Hans Curt Bubel]]''' (3 October 1925 – 16 November 2018) was a Mannheim-born Ritchie ~~Boy (~~[[:Category:Class 26\|Class 26]]~~) who searched for enemy~~ documents for the Nuremberg trials and later taught ~~medicine in~~ Cincinnati.		'''Hans Curt Bubel''' (known as Curt; 3 October 1925–16 November 2018) was a Mannheim-born U.S. Army interrogator associated with [[Camp Ritchie]]. He trained with [[:Category:Class 26\|Class 26]], reached Europe as the war ended, collected documents for the Nuremberg trials with [[Team MII 490-G\|MII 490-G]], and later taught microbiology and virology at the University of Cincinnati.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Hans Curt Bubel was born on 3 October 1925 in Mannheim, Germany, to Curt and Maria Bubel. ~~The~~ family ~~immigrated to~~ Salt Lake City ~~in 1928~~. ~~After high school he~~ was ~~drafted and trained in military intelligence at Camp Ritchie ([[:Category:Class 26\|Class 26]])~~.		Hans Curt Bubel, known as Curt, was born on 3 October 1925 in Mannheim, Germany, to Curt and Maria Bubel. His father worked as an accountant for BASF. As political violence rose in Germany, the family left in 1928 for Murray, Utah, in the Salt Lake City area, sponsored by an aunt who had converted to Mormonism years earlier. Bubel grew up speaking German and English and attended Murray High School. He was sixteen when Pearl Harbor was attacked. His parents became United States citizens within five years of arriving.

	He ~~arrived~~ in ~~Europe on VE-Day and was assigned to~~ a ~~team searching~~ for ~~enemy documents~~ for ~~use at the Nuremberg trials~~.		He wanted to join the Navy at seventeen, but his mother would not sign the papers. Drafted at eighteen in Utah in March 1944, he trained as a medic for seventeen weeks at Camp Barkeley, Texas. The Army then held him from overseas shipment for many months while it investigated neighbors' accusations of Nazi sympathy, which grew from a 1933 family trip back to Germany. Once cleared, he was sent to [[Camp Ritchie]]. Bubel trained as an interrogator of prisoners of war, and in photo and military intelligence, with [[:Category:Class 26\|Class 26]] (3 January – 3 March 1945).

	~~After~~ the war Bubel ~~earned a Ph~~.D. at the University of Utah as a polio fellow, then ~~spent more than thirty years in~~ Cincinnati teaching ~~medical students~~ and directing research. He was a member of Sigma Xi and Alpha Omega Alpha and received the Golden Apple for teaching ~~excellence~~. He died on 16 November 2018 ~~at age 93~~.		He sailed to Europe, landing in Scotland and then France, and was assigned to the 13th Airborne Division with [[Team MII 490-G\|MII 490-G]] and the 326th Glider Infantry. He practiced on wooden gliders that he later said were crash landings more than landings. The war in Europe was ending, so he did little front-line interrogation. German fluency sent him instead into the War Crimes Trial Document Section. With another German-born soldier he traveled through Bavaria collecting military, political, and scientific records for the Nuremberg trials, including a large Associated Press photographic archive hidden in a monastery. He looked into rumors that Martin Bormann had survived and found no evidence. As a reward for the document work, he sat three days as an observer at Nuremberg and saw Göring, Ribbentrop, Hess, Keitel, and Baldur von Schirach. He was discharged on 1 June 1946.

			Bubel used the G.I. Bill at the University of Utah, earning a B.S. In microbiology, an M.S. In experimental biology, and a Ph.D. In virology as a polio fellow. He married Marilyn, known as Sammie, after completing the doctorate. They had two children, Heidi and Peter. He then joined the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, teaching microbiology and virology and directing research for more than thirty years. He was a member of Sigma Xi and Alpha Omega Alpha and received the Golden Apple for teaching. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 16 November 2018.

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	* 3 October 1925 — Born in Mannheim.		* 3 October 1925 — Born in Mannheim, Germany, to Curt and Maria Bubel.
	* 1928 — Immigrated to Salt Lake City.		* 1928 — Immigrated to Murray, Utah, in the Salt Lake City area.
	* Camp Ritchie Class 26 ~~— Military~~ intelligence ~~training~~.		* 1933 — Family trip back to Germany; later cited during a wartime loyalty investigation.
	* VE-Day 1945 — ~~Arrived Europe~~; ~~document search~~ for Nuremberg trials.		* 7 December 1941 — Pearl Harbor; Bubel was sixteen and a student at Murray High School.
	* ~~Postwar~~ — Ph.D., University of ~~Utah; long medical teaching career in~~ Cincinnati.		* 11 March 1944 — Drafted into the U.S. Army in Utah (NARA).
	* 16 November 2018 — Died in Cincinnati, ~~age 93~~.		* 1944 — Medic training at Camp Barkeley, Texas; held from overseas shipment pending a security investigation.
			* 3 January – 3 March 1945 — Camp Ritchie Class 26 (IPW / photo and military intelligence).
			* 8 May 1945 — Arrived in Europe on VE-Day; assigned with MII 490-G / 13th Airborne Division.
			* 1945 — War Crimes Trial Document Section in Bavaria; collected records for Nuremberg, including an Associated Press photographic archive.
			* 1945 — Observed three days of the Nuremberg trials.
			* 1 June 1946 — Discharged from the Army.
			* Late 1940s–1950s — University of Utah: B.S. microbiology, M.S. experimental biology, Ph.D. virology (polio fellow).
			* After the doctorate — Married Marilyn (Sammie); later taught at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
			* 16 November 2018 — Died in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [[Ritchie Boy Interviews#Hans Curt Bubel\|Veterans History Project interview (watchlist card)]]
			* [https://www.cincinnati.com/obituaries/cen153038 Cincinnati Enquirer obituary for Hans Curt Bubel (19 December 2018)]
	* Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 December 2018 — Hans Curt Bubel obituary (RB Archive ProQuest PDF)		* Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 December 2018 — Hans Curt Bubel obituary (RB Archive ProQuest PDF)
	* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data		* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data

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	'''[[Bubel, Hans C. (39926772)\|Hans Curt Bubel]]''' (3 October 1925 – 16 November 2018) was a Mannheim-born Ritchie Boy ([[:Category:Class 26\|Class 26]]) who searched for enemy documents for the Nuremberg trials and later taught medicine in Cincinnati.		'''[[Bubel, Hans Curt (39926772)\|Hans Curt Bubel]]''' (3 October 1925 – 16 November 2018) was a Mannheim-born Ritchie Boy ([[:Category:Class 26\|Class 26]]) who searched for enemy documents for the Nuremberg trials and later taught medicine in Cincinnati.
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	'''[[Bubel, Hans C. (39926772)\|Hans Curt Bubel]]''' (3 October 1925 – 16 November 2018) was a Mannheim-born Ritchie Boy (Class 26) who searched for enemy documents for the Nuremberg trials and later taught medicine in Cincinnati.		'''[[Bubel, Hans C. (39926772)\|Hans Curt Bubel]]''' (3 October 1925 – 16 November 2018) was a Mannheim-born Ritchie Boy ([[:Category:Class 26\|Class 26]]) who searched for enemy documents for the Nuremberg trials and later taught medicine in Cincinnati.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Hans Curt Bubel was born on 3 October 1925 in Mannheim, Germany, to Curt and Maria Bubel. The family immigrated to Salt Lake City in 1928. After high school he was drafted and trained in military intelligence at Camp Ritchie (Class 26).		Hans Curt Bubel was born on 3 October 1925 in Mannheim, Germany, to Curt and Maria Bubel. The family immigrated to Salt Lake City in 1928. After high school he was drafted and trained in military intelligence at Camp Ritchie ([[:Category:Class 26\|Class 26]]).

	He arrived in Europe on VE-Day and was assigned to a team searching for enemy documents for use at the Nuremberg trials.		He arrived in Europe on VE-Day and was assigned to a team searching for enemy documents for use at the Nuremberg trials.

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	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
	* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-11-28 (1 post)		* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-11-28 (1 post)
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~bf0vOKGATos~~ YouTube interview — Hans Curt Bubel]		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRzQLYlE1sg YouTube interview — Hans Curt Bubel (Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library Veterans History Project)]
			* [https://cdm16998.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16998coll27/id/5370/rec/1 Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library — Veterans History Project record]
	* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Hans C. Bubel for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)		* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Hans C. Bubel for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
	* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Bubel, Hans C. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HANS C. BUBEL.doc)		* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Bubel, Hans C. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HANS C. BUBEL.doc)

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	'''[[Bubel, Hans C. (39926772)\|Hans Curt Bubel]]''' (3 October 1925 – 2018) was a Ritchie Boy (~~born Curt; from Germany; Catholic~~) who ~~trained at Camp Ritchie~~ in ~~class 26~~.		'''[[Bubel, Hans C. (39926772)\|Hans Curt Bubel]]''' (3 October 1925 – 16 November 2018) was a Mannheim-born Ritchie Boy (Class 26) who searched for enemy documents for the Nuremberg trials and later taught medicine in Cincinnati.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	~~Born~~ October 3, 1925 in Mannheim, Germany.		Hans Curt Bubel was born on 3 October 1925 in Mannheim, Germany, to Curt and Maria Bubel. The family immigrated to Salt Lake City in 1928. After high school he was drafted and trained in military intelligence at Camp Ritchie (Class 26).

	~~Following high school he~~ was ~~drafted and sent~~ to ~~Camp Ritchie, MD~~ for ~~training in military intelligence. Curt pursued his PhD~~ at the ~~University of Utah as a Polio Fellow; then came to Cincinnati where, for more than 30 years he taught medical students and directed research~~.		He arrived in Europe on VE-Day and was assigned to a team searching for enemy documents for use at the Nuremberg trials.

	~~According to~~ the ~~information he provided to them: He served 1944-1946 in the U~~.S. ~~16, 2018~~ at the ~~age~~ of ~~93. He found AP Photo collection; Enemy Documents section war crimes trial; Martin Bormann; interrogated Luftwaffe General; observer at trials for 2 days;~~ Utah ~~Polio researcher moved to~~ Cincinnati ~~to work with Sabin; Prof.~~		After the war Bubel earned a Ph.D. at the University of Utah as a polio fellow, then spent more than thirty years in Cincinnati teaching medical students and directing research. He was a member of Sigma Xi and Alpha Omega Alpha and received the Golden Apple for teaching excellence. He died on 16 November 2018 at age 93.

	~~Bubel was one of these~~ and ~~I am trying to find out more about him and especially his military career. Arriving in Europe on VE Day, he was assigned to a team searching for enemy documents for use in the Nuremburg trials~~. He was a member of Sigma Xi and Alpha Omega Alpha~~, honorary medical societies.~~

	~~He was most proud of~~ the Golden Apple~~, awarded by students~~ for teaching excellence. ~~Army and his highest rank was Sergeant.~~

	He 7, 2018~~; Bubel died 9 days later!~~

	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==
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	* ~~Born~~ 3 October 1925.		* 3 October 1925 — Born in Mannheim.
	* ~~February 1945~~ — ~~Regiment landed at Le Havre~~.		* 1928 — Immigrated to Salt Lake City.
	* ~~7, 2018; Bubel died 9 days later!~~.		* Camp Ritchie Class 26 — Military intelligence training.
	* ~~Died 2018~~.		* VE-Day 1945 — Arrived Europe; document search for Nuremberg trials.
	* ~~13th Airborne Division (326th Glider Infantry Regiment)~~.		* Postwar — Ph.D., University of Utah; long medical teaching career in Cincinnati.
	* ~~Found AP Photo collection; Enemy Documents section war crimes trial; Martin Bormann; interrogated Luftwaffe General; observer at trials for 2 days; Utah Polio researcher moved to~~ Cincinnati ~~to work with Sabin; Prof~~.		* 16 November 2018 — Died in Cincinnati, age 93.
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 December 2018 — Hans Curt Bubel obituary (RB Archive ProQuest PDF)
	* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data		* 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		* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
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	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
	* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-11-28 (1 post)		* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-11-28 (1 post)
	* ~~Facebook-linked source:~~ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf0vOKGATos YouTube interview]		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf0vOKGATos YouTube interview — Hans Curt Bubel]
	* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Hans C. Bubel for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)		* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Hans C. Bubel for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
	* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Bubel, Hans C. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HANS C. BUBEL.doc)		* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Bubel, Hans C. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HANS C. BUBEL.doc)

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