Isserman, Manfred A. (32872790) - Revision history

Admin: Dedupe Witnesses to Nuremberg source bullet

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Dedupe Witnesses to Nuremberg source bullet

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	* [https://archives.lib.uconn.edu/islandora/object/20002%3A860389820 Isserman, Manfred A. [Witnesses to Nuremberg]] — Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Library (Center for Oral History; 21 June 1995)		* [https://archives.lib.uconn.edu/islandora/object/20002%3A860389820 Isserman, Manfred A. [Witnesses to Nuremberg]] — Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Library (Center for Oral History; 21 June 1995)
	* ''News-Gazette'', 21 June 2012 — Manfred Alexander Isserman obituary (RB Archive ProQuest copy)		* ''News-Gazette'', 21 June 2012 — Manfred Alexander Isserman obituary (RB Archive ProQuest copy)
	* [https://archives.lib.uconn.edu/islandora/object/20002%3A860389820 Isserman, Manfred A. [Witnesses to Nuremberg]] — Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Library (Center for Oral History; 21 June 1995)
	* 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)		* 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: Cite UConn oral history as Witnesses to Nuremberg

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Cite UConn oral history as Witnesses to Nuremberg

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [https://archives.lib.uconn.edu/islandora/object/20002%3A860389820 Isserman, Manfred A. [Witnesses to Nuremberg]] — Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Library (Center for Oral History; 21 June 1995)
	* ''News-Gazette'', 21 June 2012 — Manfred Alexander Isserman obituary (RB Archive ProQuest copy)		* ''News-Gazette'', 21 June 2012 — Manfred Alexander Isserman obituary (RB Archive ProQuest copy)
	* [https://archives.lib.uconn.edu/islandora/object/20002%3A860389820 University of Connecticut~~, Nuremberg Trials~~ Oral History ~~Project — Manfred Isserman interview,~~ 21 June 1995]		* [https://archives.lib.uconn.edu/islandora/object/20002%3A860389820 Isserman, Manfred A. [Witnesses to Nuremberg]] — Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Library (Center for Oral History; 21 June 1995)
	* 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)		* 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: RB Archive batch-10 enrichment: RB Archive packet chronological regen

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RB Archive batch-10 enrichment: RB Archive packet chronological regen

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	\|class_number=16		\|class_number=16
	\|class_display=16		\|class_display=16
			\|birth_date=10 June 1920
			\|death_date=18 June 2012
			\|birth_place=Berlin, Germany
			\|death_place=Urbana, Illinois
			\|rank_final=Master Sergeant
			\|awards=Bronze Star
			\|awards_grid=Bronze Star
			\|awards_ribbons=Ribbon_Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.png
			\|awards_ribbon_rows=Ribbon_Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.png
	}}		}}

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	~~''Add~~ a ~~biography~~, ~~family details~~, and ~~sources~~. ~~Click Edit to change this page; no account is required~~.''		Manfred “Fred” Alexander Isserman was born on 10 June 1920 in Berlin, Germany. He married his school sweetheart, Ellen Kann, on 14 April 1939, and the couple escaped to England before emigrating to the United States in May 1940.

			Isserman entered the Army in February 1943, initially serving in the Medical Corps before transferring to military intelligence at Camp Ritchie (Class 16). An interrogator with 12th Army Group, he landed in Normandy about four weeks after D-Day, questioned German military personnel and suspected spies, and served from France and Luxembourg through Germany. He entered Berlin with the 2nd Armored Division and ended the war as a master sergeant. Selected for war-crimes work, he became chief interrogator for the Krupp case at Nuremberg. His Army decorations included the Bronze Star.

			Isserman continued in American intelligence, becoming a principal architect of U.S. human-intelligence operations in Europe and retiring in 1976 as director of operations for the 66th Military Intelligence Group in Munich. He died in Urbana, Illinois, on 18 June 2012.

	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==
	* DEML		* DEML
			* Isserman's first-person oral history gives February 1943 for Army entry; the obituary's 1941 statement conflicts and is not used. Private address and family-survivor details are omitted.

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
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			== Timeline ==
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			<div class="soldier-timeline-body">
			* 10 June 1920 — Born in Berlin, Germany.
			* 14 April 1939 — Married Ellen Kann; the couple escaped Germany for England.
			* May 1940 — Arrived in the United States.
			* February 1943 — Entered the Army and later transferred to Camp Ritchie military-intelligence training (Class 16).
			* 1944–1945 — Served as an interrogator with 12th Army Group from Normandy through Germany.
			* 1945 — Entered Berlin with the 2nd Armored Division and joined the Krupp war-crimes investigation.
			* 1946 — Returned to Nuremberg as a civilian interrogator for the Krupp case.
			* 1976 — Retired as director of operations for the 66th Military Intelligence Group.
			* 18 June 2012 — Died in Urbana, Illinois.
			</div>
			</div><div style="clear: both;"></div>

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* ''News-Gazette'', 21 June 2012 — Manfred Alexander Isserman obituary (RB Archive ProQuest copy)
			* [https://archives.lib.uconn.edu/islandora/object/20002%3A860389820 University of Connecticut, Nuremberg Trials Oral History Project — Manfred Isserman interview, 21 June 1995]
	* 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)		* 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: Clarify museum roster and Dan Gross research sources

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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

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Normalize nativity/religion; split arm of service from branch

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	\|birth_year=1920		\|birth_year=1920
	\|death_year=2012		\|death_year=2012
	\|nativity=Ge		\|nativity=Germany
	\|religion=J		\|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

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	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==
	* DEML		* DEML
	* Civil Life

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

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			\|lede_on_page=1
	\|asn=32872790		\|asn=32872790
	\|surname=Isserman		\|surname=Isserman
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	\|class_display=16		\|class_display=16
	}}		}}

			<div class="soldier-lead">
			'''Manfred A. Isserman''' (1920–2012) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 16]]. Manfred enlisted at New York City, New York.
			</div>

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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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=VI-869~~
	\|ipw_ge=95		\|ipw_ge=95
	\|overseas=Y		\|overseas=Y
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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

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Initial import

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{{Soldier
|asn=32872790
|surname=Isserman
|first=Manfred
|middle=A.
|class_section=5B
|class_rank=Pfc
|birth_year=1920
|death_year=2012
|nativity=Ge
|religion=J
|enlistment_place=NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK
|state=NEW YORK
|assignment=VI-869
|ipw_ge=95
|overseas=Y
|certificate=6010
|education=4 years of high school
|occupation=Unskilled occupations in manufacture of miscellaneous electrical equipment n.e.c.
|marital=Married
|confidence=high
|class_number=16
|class_display=16
}}

== Biography ==
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== Research notes ==
* DEML
* Civil Life

== Gallery ==
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== Technical record ==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
! Field !! Imported value
|-
| Approx Age at Death || 92
|-
| Nara ASN || 32872790
|-
| Nara Name || ISSERMAN MANFRED A
|-
| Nara State || 23
|-
| Nara County || 81
|-
| Nara POE || 2364
|-
| Nara DOE || 240443
|-
| 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 || N1
|-
| Nara Year of Birth || 20
|-
| Nara Race || J
|-
| Nara Race Description || White not yet a citizen
|-
| Nara Education || 4
|-
| Nara Civilian Occupation || 900
|-
| Nara Marital Status || 2
|-
| Nara Height (inches) || 26
|-
| Nara Weight (lbs) || 140
|-
| Class_ASN || 32872790
|-
| Class_Name || ISSERMAN, Manfred A.
|-
| match_method || asn_exact_name_exact
|-
| row_source || both
|}

== 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)