Haarburger, Joachim Manfred (31356458) - Revision history

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	* 9 October 1921 — Born in Zittau, Germany.		* 9 October 1921 — Born in Zittau, Germany.
			* 1938 — Emigrated via SS ''America'' from Le Havre; settled in New York.
	* 3 May 1938 — German passport issued, Frankfurt am Main (apprentice; residence Frankfurt).		* 3 May 1938 — German passport issued, Frankfurt am Main (apprentice; residence Frankfurt).
	* 1938 — Emigrated via SS ''America'' from Le Havre; settled in New York.
	* 31 January 1940 / 27 June 1940 — George Washington Evening High School (Manhattan) term certificates (as Freddie Haarburger).		* 31 January 1940 / 27 June 1940 — George Washington Evening High School (Manhattan) term certificates (as Freddie Haarburger).
	* 1942 — Red Cross first-aid courses, Salem, Massachusetts; Lowell Institute textile chemistry study (research timeline).		* 1942 — Red Cross first-aid courses, Salem, Massachusetts; Lowell Institute textile chemistry study (research timeline).
			* 1943 — Overseas service begins in Algiers.
	* 13 May 1943 — Enlisted, Boston area (ASN 31356458).		* 13 May 1943 — Enlisted, Boston area (ASN 31356458).
			* 19–21 June 1945 — Enlisted man’s pass (ASN on card), European theater.
			* 1977 — Died.
	* Camp Ritchie — [[:Category:Class 11\|Class 11]] IPW training.		* Camp Ritchie — [[:Category:Class 11\|Class 11]] IPW training.
	* 1943 — Overseas service begins in Algiers.
	* Wartime — T/3 with [[Team IPW 179\|IPW Team 179]] / 36th Infantry Division (also IPW 2 on roster).		* Wartime — T/3 with [[Team IPW 179\|IPW Team 179]] / 36th Infantry Division (also IPW 2 on roster).
	* 19–21 June 1945 — Enlisted man’s pass (ASN on card), European theater.
	* 1977 — Died.
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Admin: Finalize Joachim Manfred Haarburger enrichment on canonical title

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Finalize Joachim Manfred Haarburger enrichment on canonical title

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	\|alias=Freddie~~; Joachim Manfred~~ Haarburger		\|alias=Freddie Haarburger
	\|class_section=5E		\|class_section=5E
	\|class_rank=Private		\|class_rank=Private
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	\|birth_place=Zittau, Germany		\|birth_place=Zittau, Germany
	\|rank_final=Technician Third Grade		\|rank_final=Technician Third Grade
			\|birth_date=9 October 1921
			\|photo=Joachim_Manfred_Haarburger_army_portrait.jpg
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	'''~~[[Haarburger, Joachim M Manfred (31356458)\|~~Joachim Manfred Haarburger]]''' (1921 – 1977) was a German-Jewish Ritchie Boy ([[:Category:Class 11\|Class 11]]~~) who escaped Nazism in 1938~~ and ~~returned to Europe~~ with [[Team IPW 179\|IPW Team 179]].		'''Joachim Manfred “Freddie” Haarburger''' (9 October 1921–1977) was a German-Jewish Ritchie Boy from Zittau. He trained with [[:Category:Class 11\|Class 11]] at [[Camp Ritchie]] and served as a technician third grade with [[Team IPW 179\|IPW Team 179]] (also associated with [[Team IPW 2\|IPW Team 2]]) attached to the 36th Infantry Division.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Joachim Manfred ~~“Freddie”~~ Haarburger was born in ~~1921~~. At seventeen he and his parents fled ~~Nazi Germany~~, sailing from Le Havre on the SS ''America'' in 1938 ~~after leaving Frankfurt,~~ and ~~settled~~ in New York. He worked ~~as a bookbinder and~~ studied textile chemistry at the Lowell Institute ~~before volunteering for the U.S. Army~~.		Joachim Manfred Haarburger — known as Freddie — was born on 9 October 1921 in Zittau, Germany. A May 1938 German passport issued in Frankfurt am Main lists him as an apprentice living in Frankfurt. At seventeen he and his parents fled Nazism, sailing from Le Havre on the SS ''America'' in 1938 and settling in New York. Evening-school certificates from George Washington Evening High School in Manhattan (January and June 1940) record coursework under the name Freddie Haarburger. He later worked in leather manufacture, studied textile chemistry at the Lowell Institute, and completed American Red Cross first-aid courses in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1942.

	~~Trained~~ at Camp Ritchie ([[:Category:Class 11\|Class 11]]~~), he began~~ overseas ~~service~~ in Algiers in 1943 ~~and served as~~ a technician third grade with [[Team IPW 179\|IPW Team 179]] attached to the 36th Infantry Division, Seventh Army. ~~His~~ cluster ~~included~~ Herbert W. Allen, Gerhard Bromberg, Herbert Kraus, Martin Frank, and Rolf Fein. Haarburger died in 1977.		Haarburger volunteered for the U.S. Army (ASN 31356458, Boston). He trained at [[Camp Ritchie]] with [[:Category:Class 11\|Class 11]] and went overseas beginning in Algiers in 1943. As a technician third grade he served with [[Team IPW 179\|IPW Team 179]] attached to the 36th Infantry Division, Seventh Army; roster research also associates him with [[Team IPW 2\|IPW Team 2]]. Research notes place his IPW cluster with [[Allen, Herbert W. (01534419)\|Herbert W. Allen]], [[Bromberg, Gerhard R.H. (01047460)\|Gerhard Bromberg]], [[Kraus, Herbert (35059537)\|Herbert Kraus]], [[Frank, Martin Hans (38415501)\|Martin Frank]], and [[Fein, Rolf A. (32178460)\|Rolf Fein]].

			Haarburger died in 1977.

	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==
			* Family packet includes many civilian/family photographs and a family register not uploaded (privacy / low relevance); curated military and identity documents only.
	* 5th Army		* 5th Army

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	~~''After you are autoconfirmed, [[Special:Upload\|upload a photo]] and add~~ <~~code~~>~~<nowiki>[[File:Example~~.jpg\|~~thumb~~\|~~caption]]<~~/~~nowiki></code> here~~, ~~or set <code>~~\|~~photo=Example~~.jpg</~~code~~> ~~in the infobox.''~~		<gallery>
			Joachim_Manfred_Haarburger_army_portrait.jpg\|Wartime studio portrait in U.S. Army service uniform (RB Archive).
			Joachim_Manfred_Haarburger_army_portrait_verso.jpg\|Verso of army portrait (publication crop marks; name Harburger) (RB Archive).
			Joachim_Manfred_Haarburger_German_passport_1938_ID_pages.jpg\|German passport ID pages, Frankfurt am Main, 3 May 1938 — birth 9 October 1921, Zittau; signature Joachim Manfred Haarburger (RB Archive).
			Joachim_Manfred_Haarburger_German_passport_cover_spread.jpg\|German passport cover/spread (RB Archive).
			Joachim_Manfred_Haarburger_enlisted_mans_pass_1945.jpg\|Enlisted man’s pass, June 1945 (RB Archive).
			Joachim_Manfred_Haarburger_Red_Cross_first_aid_cards.jpg\|American Red Cross first-aid certificates for Freddie Haarburger, Salem, Massachusetts, 1942 (RB Archive).
			Joachim_Manfred_Haarburger_GW_Evening_HS_Jan1940.jpg\|George Washington Evening High School certificate, January 1940 (as Freddie) (RB Archive).
			Joachim_Manfred_Haarburger_war_photo_1.jpg\|Wartime photograph from family packet (RB Archive).
			Joachim_Manfred_Haarburger_war_photo_2.jpg\|Wartime photograph from family packet (RB Archive).
			Joachim_Manfred_Haarburger_war_photo_3.jpg\|Wartime photograph from family packet (RB Archive).
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	== Technical record ==		== Technical record ==
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	* 1921 — Born (Zittau / German~~-Jewish family~~).		* 9 October 1921 — Born in Zittau, Germany.
	* 1938 — Emigrated via SS America from Le Havre; settled in New York.		* 3 May 1938 — German passport issued, Frankfurt am Main (apprentice; residence Frankfurt).
	* 1942 — Lowell Institute textile chemistry study.		* 1938 — Emigrated via SS ''America'' from Le Havre; settled in New York.
	* Camp Ritchie Class 11 — IPW training.		* 31 January 1940 / 27 June 1940 — George Washington Evening High School (Manhattan) term certificates (as Freddie Haarburger).
			* 1942 — Red Cross first-aid courses, Salem, Massachusetts; Lowell Institute textile chemistry study (research timeline).
			* 13 May 1943 — Enlisted, Boston area (ASN 31356458).
			* Camp Ritchie — [[:Category:Class 11\|Class 11]] IPW training.
	* 1943 — Overseas service begins in Algiers.		* 1943 — Overseas service begins in Algiers.
	* ~~1945~~ — T/3, IPW Team 179, 36th Infantry Division, ~~Seventh Army~~.		* Wartime — T/3 with [[Team IPW 179\|IPW Team 179]] / 36th Infantry Division (also IPW 2 on roster).
			* 19–21 June 1945 — Enlisted man’s pass (ASN on card), European theater.
	* 1977 — Died.		* 1977 — Died.
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* RB Archive family packet (passport, Red Cross cards, evening-school certificates, enlisted pass, war photos), curated September 2026
			* [[:File:Joachim_Manfred_Haarburger_army_portrait.jpg\|Wartime army portrait]] (RB Archive)
			* [[:File:Joachim_Manfred_Haarburger_German_passport_1938_ID_pages.jpg\|German passport ID pages, 3 May 1938]] (RB Archive)
	* Diana Nelson Jones, “Family artifacts reveal kin’s top-secret WWII service,” ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', 8 January 2018 (RB Archive ProQuest)		* Diana Nelson Jones, “Family artifacts reveal kin’s top-secret WWII service,” ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', 8 January 2018 (RB Archive ProQuest)
	* 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

Admin: Admin moved page Haarburger, Joachim M Manfred (31356458) to Haarburger, Joachim Manfred (31356458) without leaving a redirect: Correct expanded title to Joachim Manfred (drop stray initial M)

2026-09-22T03:40:10Z

Admin moved page Haarburger, Joachim M Manfred (31356458) to Haarburger, Joachim Manfred (31356458) without leaving a redirect: Correct expanded title to Joachim Manfred (drop stray initial M)

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	'''[[Haarburger, Joachim M (31356458)\|Joachim Manfred ~~“Freddie”~~ Haarburger]]''' (1921 – 1977) was a German-Jewish Ritchie Boy ([[:Category:Class 11\|Class 11]]) who escaped Nazism in 1938 and returned to Europe with [[Team IPW 179\|IPW Team 179]].		'''[[Haarburger, Joachim M Manfred (31356458)\|Joachim Manfred Haarburger]]''' (1921 – 1977) was a German-Jewish Ritchie Boy ([[:Category:Class 11\|Class 11]]) who escaped Nazism in 1938 and returned to Europe with [[Team IPW 179\|IPW Team 179]].
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	'''[[Haarburger, Joachim M (31356458)\|Joachim Manfred “Freddie” Haarburger]]''' (1921 – 1977) was a German-Jewish Ritchie Boy (Class 11) who escaped Nazism in 1938 and returned to Europe with IPW Team 179.		'''[[Haarburger, Joachim M (31356458)\|Joachim Manfred “Freddie” Haarburger]]''' (1921 – 1977) was a German-Jewish Ritchie Boy ([[:Category:Class 11\|Class 11]]) who escaped Nazism in 1938 and returned to Europe with [[Team IPW 179\|IPW Team 179]].
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	Joachim Manfred “Freddie” Haarburger was born in 1921. At seventeen he and his parents fled Nazi Germany, sailing from Le Havre on the SS ''America'' in 1938 after leaving Frankfurt, and settled in New York. He worked as a bookbinder and studied textile chemistry at the Lowell Institute before volunteering for the U.S. Army.		Joachim Manfred “Freddie” Haarburger was born in 1921. At seventeen he and his parents fled Nazi Germany, sailing from Le Havre on the SS ''America'' in 1938 after leaving Frankfurt, and settled in New York. He worked as a bookbinder and studied textile chemistry at the Lowell Institute before volunteering for the U.S. Army.

	Trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 11), he began overseas service in Algiers in 1943 and served as a technician third grade with IPW Team 179 attached to the 36th Infantry Division, Seventh Army. His cluster included Herbert W. Allen, Gerhard Bromberg, Herbert Kraus, Martin Frank, and Rolf Fein. Haarburger died in 1977.		Trained at Camp Ritchie ([[:Category:Class 11\|Class 11]]), he began overseas service in Algiers in 1943 and served as a technician third grade with [[Team IPW 179\|IPW Team 179]] attached to the 36th Infantry Division, Seventh Army. His cluster included Herbert W. Allen, Gerhard Bromberg, Herbert Kraus, Martin Frank, and Rolf Fein. Haarburger died in 1977.

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

Admin: RB Archive enrichment: Post-Gazette family article; fix birth_place; IPW 179 team links deferred

2026-09-16T20:45:42Z

RB Archive enrichment: Post-Gazette family article; fix birth_place; IPW 179 team links deferred

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	\|middle=M		\|middle=M
	\|alias=Freddie		\|alias=Freddie; Joachim Manfred Haarburger
	\|class_section=5E		\|class_section=5E
	\|class_rank=Private		\|class_rank=Private
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	\|class_display=11		\|class_display=11
	\|birth_place=~~Joachim Manfred Haarburger in~~ Zittau, Germany		\|birth_place=Zittau, Germany
	\|rank_final=Technician Third Grade		\|rank_final=Technician Third Grade
	}}		}}

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	'''Joachim M Haarburger''' (1921~~–~~1977) was a ~~United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp~~ Ritchie~~]], Maryland, in [[~~Class 11~~]]. Joachim enlisted at Boston, Massachusetts~~.		'''[[Haarburger, Joachim M (31356458)\|Joachim Manfred “Freddie” Haarburger]]''' (1921 – 1977) was a German-Jewish Ritchie Boy (Class 11) who escaped Nazism in 1938 and returned to Europe with IPW Team 179.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Joachim worked ~~with solutions~~ for ~~tanning hides~~.		Joachim Manfred “Freddie” Haarburger was born in 1921. At seventeen he and his parents fled Nazi Germany, sailing from Le Havre on the SS ''America'' in 1938 after leaving Frankfurt, and settled in New York. He worked as a bookbinder and studied textile chemistry at the Lowell Institute before volunteering for the U.S. Army.

	~~In 1942, Haarburger studied~~ at ~~Lowell Institute, 3 months~~ (~~Textile Chemistry~~)~~. In 1945~~, He served as ~~T/3~~ with IPW Team 179 attached to 36th ID Seventh Army.		Trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 11), he began overseas service in Algiers in 1943 and served as a technician third grade with IPW Team 179 attached to the 36th Infantry Division, Seventh Army. His cluster included Herbert W. Allen, Gerhard Bromberg, Herbert Kraus, Martin Frank, and Rolf Fein. Haarburger died in 1977.

	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==
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	* Born ~~9 October 1921~~ in ~~Joachim Manfred Haarburger in Zittau, Germany~~.		* 1921 — Born (Zittau / German-Jewish family).
	* ~~23 October 1943~~ — ~~Graduated with~~ Class 11 ~~(German Linguist) as T/5~~.		* 1938 — Emigrated via SS America from Le Havre; settled in New York.
	* 1945 — ~~Served as~~ T/3 ~~with~~ IPW Team 179 ~~attached to~~ 36th ID Seventh Army.		* 1942 — Lowell Institute textile chemistry study.
	* ~~Assigned to IPW Team 2 36th Infantry Division Third Army~~.		* Camp Ritchie Class 11 — IPW training.
			* 1943 — Overseas service begins in Algiers.
			* 1945 — T/3, IPW Team 179, 36th Infantry Division, Seventh Army.
			* 1977 — Died.
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* Diana Nelson Jones, “Family artifacts reveal kin’s top-secret WWII service,” ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', 8 January 2018 (RB Archive ProQuest)
	* 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

Admin: Expand exact roster rank codes (rank_final: T/3 -> Technician Third Grade; class_rank: Pvt -> Private)

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Admin: Remediate place normalize (revert birth_place: Joachim Manfred Haarburger In Zittau, Germany -> Joachim Manfred Haarburger in Zittau, Germany)

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	\|rank_final=T/3		\|rank_final=T/3
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Admin: Normalize place format (birth_place: Joachim Manfred Haarburger in Zittau, Germany -> Joachim Manfred Haarburger In Zittau, Germany)

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	\|birth_place=Joachim Manfred Haarburger in Zittau, Germany		\|birth_place=Joachim Manfred Haarburger In Zittau, Germany
	\|rank_final=T/3		\|rank_final=T/3
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