Heppen, Curtis E. (42037587) - Revision history

Admin at 01:05, 30 September 2026

2026-09-30T01:05:47Z

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	\|birth_year=1920		\|birth_year=1920
	\|death_year=2004		\|death_year=2004
	\|nativity=~~Danzig or~~ Germany		\|nativity=Germany
	\|religion=Jewish		\|religion=Jewish
	\|enlistment_place=NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK		\|enlistment_place=NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK

Admin: Rebuild technical record in the standard imported-field layout (ASN 42037587)

2026-09-30T01:03:45Z

Rebuild technical record in the standard imported-field layout (ASN 42037587)

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	\|certificate=D		\|certificate=D
	\|education=4 years of high school		\|education=4 years of high school
	\|occupation=Waiters and waitresses, except private family		\|occupation=Waiters and waitresses except private family
	\|marital=Single, with dependents		\|marital=Single with dependents
	}}		}}

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	{\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"		{\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
	\|-		\|-
	! Field !! ~~Value~~		! Field !! Imported value
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~AAD record id~~ \|\| ~~8254074~~		\| Approx Age at Death \|\| 84
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Army serial number~~ \|\| 42037587		\| Nara ASN \|\| 42037587
	\|-		\|-
	\| Name \|\| HEPPEN CURTIS E		\| Nara Name \|\| HEPPEN CURTIS E
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Residence: state~~ \|\| 22 ~~— New Jersey~~		\| Nara State \|\| 22
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Residence: county~~ \|\| 037 ~~— Sussex~~		\| Nara County \|\| 037
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Place of enlistment~~ \|\| 2364 ~~— New York City, New York~~		\| Nara POE \|\| 2364
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Date of enlistment~~ \|\| ~~8 September 1943~~		\| Nara DOE \|\| 80943
	\|-		\|-
	\| Grade \|\| PVT ~~— Private~~		\| Nara Grade Alpha \|\| PVT
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Branch~~ \|\| ~~NO (code 02) — No branch assignment~~		\| Nara Grade Code \|\| 8
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Term of enlistment~~ \|\| ~~5 — Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law~~		\| Nara Branch Alpha \|\| NO
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Source of Army personnel~~ \|\| ~~0 — Civil Life~~		\| Nara Branch Code \|\| 2
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Nativity~~ \|\| ~~N1 — Danzig or Germany~~		\| Branch \|\| No branch assignment
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Year of birth~~ \|\| ~~20 (1920)~~		\| Nara Term or Enlistment \|\| 5
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Race and citizenship~~ \|\| ~~J — White~~, ~~not yet a citizen~~		\| Term of enlistment \|\| Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Education~~ \|\| ~~4 — 4 years of high school~~		\| Nara Source \|\| 0
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Civilian occupation~~ \|\| ~~227 — Waiters and waitresses, except private family~~		\| Nara Nativity \|\| N1
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Marital status~~ \|\| ~~1 — Single, with dependents~~		\| Nara Year of Birth \|\| 20
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Component of the Army~~ \|\| ~~7 — Selectees (Enlisted Men)~~		\| Nara Race \|\| J
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Box number~~ \|\| ~~1494~~		\| Nara Race Description \|\| White not yet a citizen
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Film reel number~~ \|\| ~~8.6##~~		\| Nara Education \|\| 4
			\|-
			\| Nara Civilian Occupation \|\| 227
			\|-
			\| Nara Marital Status \|\| 1
			\|-
			\| row_source \|\| demographics
	\|}		\|}

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	* 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
	* ~~National Archives and Records Administration, Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938–1946 (Enlistment Records), in the series~~ World War II Army ~~Enlistment Records, Record Group 64. Record for Curtis E. Heppen, Army serial number 42037587~~ (~~AAD rid 8254074~~): https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=3&cat=WR26&tf=F&q=Heppen&bc=,sl,sd&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=8254074&rlst=5838266,6201056,8254074		* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
			* [https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=3&cat=WR26&tf=F&q=Heppen&bc=,sl,sd&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=8254074&rlst=5838266,6201056,8254074 National Archives AAD enlistment record rid 8254074, Army serial number 42037587 (Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938–1946, World War II Army Enlistment Records, Record Group 64)]
	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

Admin: Correct ASN to 42037587 and replace the wrong-person technical record with AAD rid 8254074

2026-09-30T00:57:06Z

Correct ASN to 42037587 and replace the wrong-person technical record with AAD rid 8254074

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	{{Soldier		{{Soldier
	\|lede_on_page=1		\|lede_on_page=1
	\|asn=~~42037589~~		\|asn=42037587
	\|surname=Heppen		\|surname=Heppen
	\|first=Curtis		\|first=Curtis
	\|middle=E.		\|middle=E.
			\|rank_final=Private
	\|birth_year=1920		\|birth_year=1920
	\|death_year=2004		\|death_year=2004
	\|nativity=Germany		\|nativity=Danzig or Germany
	\|religion=Jewish		\|religion=Jewish
	\|enlistment_place=NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK		\|enlistment_place=NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK
	\|state=NEW ~~YORK~~		\|state=NEW JERSEY
	\|certificate=D		\|certificate=D
	\|education=~~Grammar~~ school		\|education=4 years of high school
	\|occupation=~~Newsboys~~		\|occupation=Waiters and waitresses, except private family
	\|marital=~~Married~~		\|marital=Single, with dependents
	}}		}}

	<div class="soldier-lead">		<div class="soldier-lead">
	'''Curtis E. Heppen''' (1920–2004) was a United States Army ~~soldier~~ associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland. ~~Curtis~~ enlisted at New York City, New York.		'''Curtis E. Heppen''' (1920–2004) was a United States Army Private associated with [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland. He enlisted on 8 September 1943 at New York City, New York.
	</div>		</div>

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	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==
	* Was Kurt E. Heppenheimer;		* Was Kurt E. Heppenheimer;
			* Army serial number corrected from 42037589 to 42037587. The enlistment data previously in the technical record was a different man's (the card name was ZUCKERMAN ABRAHAM) and has been removed. The technical record now follows National Archives AAD record rid 8254074.

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
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	{\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"		{\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
	\|-		\|-
	! Field !! ~~Imported value~~		! Field !! Value
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Approx Age at Death~~ \|\| 84		\| AAD record id \|\| 8254074
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Nara ASN~~ \|\| ~~42037589~~		\| Army serial number \|\| 42037587
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Nara~~ Name \|\| ~~ZUCKERMAN ABRAHAM~~		\| Name \|\| HEPPEN CURTIS E
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Nara State~~ \|\| 23		\| Residence: state \|\| 22 — New Jersey
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Nara County~~ \|\| 81		\| Residence: county \|\| 037 — Sussex
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Nara POE~~ \|\| 2364		\| Place of enlistment \|\| 2364 — New York City, New York
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Nara DOE~~ \|\| ~~80943~~		\| Date of enlistment \|\| 8 September 1943
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Nara~~ Grade ~~Alpha~~ \|\| PVT		\| Grade \|\| PVT — Private
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Nara Grade Code~~ \|\| 8		\| Branch \|\| NO (code 02) — No branch assignment
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Nara Branch Alpha~~ \|\| NO		\| Term of enlistment \|\| 5 — Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Nara Branch Code~~ \|\| 2		\| Source of Army personnel \|\| 0 — Civil Life
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Branch~~ \|\| ~~No branch assignment~~		\| Nativity \|\| N1 — Danzig or Germany
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Nara Term or Enlistment~~ \|\| 5		\| Year of birth \|\| 20 (1920)
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Term of enlistment~~ \|\| ~~Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency~~, ~~plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law~~		\| Race and citizenship \|\| J — White, not yet a citizen
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Defer. Date~~ \|\| 0		\| Education \|\| 4 — 4 years of high school
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Nara Source~~ \|\| 0		\| Civilian occupation \|\| 227 — Waiters and waitresses, except private family
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Nara Nativity~~ \|\| 23		\| Marital status \|\| 1 — Single, with dependents
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Nativity.1~~ \|\| ~~NEW YORK~~		\| Component of the Army \|\| 7 — Selectees (Enlisted Men)
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Nara Year of Birth~~ \|\| 6		\| Box number \|\| 1494
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Nara Race \|\| 1~~		\| Film reel number \|\| 8.6##
	\|-
	~~\| Nara Race Description \|\| White citizen~~
	\|-
	~~\| Nara Education \|\| 0~~
	\|-
	~~\| Nara Civilian Occupation \|\| 158~~
	\|-
	~~\| Nara Marital Status \|\| 2~~
	\|-
	~~\| Nara Height (inches) \|\| 0~~
	\|-
	~~\| Nara Weight (lbs)~~ \|\| 6
	\|-
	~~\| row_source \|\| demographics~~
	\|}		\|}

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	* 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
	* ~~NARA~~ World War II Army ~~enlistment records~~ (~~where a NARA ASN is present~~)		* National Archives and Records Administration, Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938–1946 (Enlistment Records), in the series World War II Army Enlistment Records, Record Group 64. Record for Curtis E. Heppen, Army serial number 42037587 (AAD rid 8254074): https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=3&cat=WR26&tf=F&q=Heppen&bc=,sl,sd&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=8254074&rlst=5838266,6201056,8254074
	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

Admin: Admin moved page Heppen, Curtis E. (42037589) to Heppen, Curtis E. (42037587) without leaving a redirect: Correct Army serial number 42037589 to 42037587 (AAD rid 8254074)

2026-09-30T00:57:05Z

Admin moved page Heppen, Curtis E. (42037589) to Heppen, Curtis E. (42037587) without leaving a redirect: Correct Army serial number 42037589 to 42037587 (AAD rid 8254074)

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Admin: Clarify museum roster and Dan Gross research sources

2026-08-31T03:37:57Z

Clarify museum roster and Dan Gross research sources

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	* Camp Ritchie ~~class roster~~ (~~classes~~ 1–31), ~~merged~~ research ~~file~~		* 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)		* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

Admin: Normalize nativity/religion; split arm of service from branch

2026-08-26T17:42:32Z

Normalize nativity/religion; split arm of service from branch

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	\|birth_year=1920		\|birth_year=1920
	\|death_year=2004		\|death_year=2004
	\|nativity=Ge		\|nativity=Germany
	\|religion=H		\|religion=Jewish
	\|enlistment_place=NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK		\|enlistment_place=NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK
	\|state=NEW YORK		\|state=NEW YORK

Admin: Remove redundant Civil Life research note

2026-08-23T04:56:47Z

Remove redundant Civil Life research note

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	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==
	* Was Kurt E. Heppenheimer;		* Was Kurt E. Heppenheimer;
	* Civil Life

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

Admin: Move opening paragraph onto page for visual editing

2026-08-20T05:07:12Z

Move opening paragraph onto page for visual editing

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	{{Soldier		{{Soldier
			\|lede_on_page=1
	\|asn=42037589		\|asn=42037589
	\|surname=Heppen		\|surname=Heppen
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	\|marital=Married		\|marital=Married
	}}		}}

			<div class="soldier-lead">
			'''Curtis E. Heppen''' (1920–2004) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Curtis enlisted at New York City, New York.
			</div>

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

Admin: Remove invalid assignment field

2026-08-20T03:43:33Z

Remove invalid assignment field

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	\|enlistment_place=NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK		\|enlistment_place=NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK
	\|state=NEW YORK		\|state=NEW YORK
	~~\|assignment=X-1482~~
	\|certificate=D		\|certificate=D
	\|education=Grammar school		\|education=Grammar school
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	* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)		* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

Admin: Initial import

2026-08-18T02:00:00Z

Initial import

New page

{{Soldier
|asn=42037589
|surname=Heppen
|first=Curtis
|middle=E.
|birth_year=1920
|death_year=2004
|nativity=Ge
|religion=H
|enlistment_place=NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK
|state=NEW YORK
|assignment=X-1482
|certificate=D
|education=Grammar school
|occupation=Newsboys
|marital=Married
}}

== Biography ==
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== Research notes ==
* Was Kurt E. Heppenheimer;
* Civil Life

== Gallery ==
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== Technical record ==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
! Field !! Imported value
|-
| Approx Age at Death || 84
|-
| Nara ASN || 42037589
|-
| Nara Name || ZUCKERMAN ABRAHAM
|-
| Nara State || 23
|-
| Nara County || 81
|-
| Nara POE || 2364
|-
| Nara DOE || 80943
|-
| Nara Grade Alpha || PVT
|-
| Nara Grade Code || 8
|-
| Nara Branch Alpha || NO
|-
| Nara Branch Code || 2
|-
| Branch || No branch assignment
|-
| Nara Term or Enlistment || 5
|-
| Term of enlistment || Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
|-
| Defer. Date || 0
|-
| Nara Source || 0
|-
| Nara Nativity || 23
|-
| Nativity.1 || NEW YORK
|-
| Nara Year of Birth || 6
|-
| Nara Race || 1
|-
| Nara Race Description || White citizen
|-
| Nara Education || 0
|-
| Nara Civilian Occupation || 158
|-
| Nara Marital Status || 2
|-
| Nara Height (inches) || 0
|-
| Nara Weight (lbs) || 6
|-
| row_source || demographics
|}

== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)