Kowallis, Reinhart Theodore (01044268) - Revision history

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	* 27 May 1910 — Born in River Heights, Cache County, Utah.		* 27 May 1910 — Born in River Heights, Cache County, Utah.
	* February 1942 — Married Norma.		* February 1942 — Married Norma.
	* Camp Ritchie Class 18 (first lieutenant).
	* January 1945 — Departs West Coast for Pacific service; wartime letters with Norma.		* January 1945 — Departs West Coast for Pacific service; wartime letters with Norma.
	* 2004 — Died (Deseret News obituary 8 April 2004).		* 2004 — Died (Deseret News obituary 8 April 2004).
			* Camp Ritchie Class 18 (first lieutenant).
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	\|first=Reinhart		\|first=Reinhart
	\|middle=T.		\|middle=Theodore
	\|class_section=6C		\|class_section=6C
	\|class_rank=1st Lt		\|class_rank=1st Lt

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Admin moved page Kowallis, Reinhart T. (01044268) to Kowallis, Reinhart Theodore (01044268) without leaving a redirect: Expand documented middle name: Theodore

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Admin: RB Archive: Kowallis bio from Letters across the Pacific

2026-09-19T02:23:08Z

RB Archive: Kowallis bio from Letters across the Pacific

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	\|class_display=18		\|class_display=18
	\|arm_or_service=Coast Artillery Corps		\|arm_or_service=Coast Artillery Corps
			\|birth_date=27 May 1910
			\|birth_place=River Heights, Utah
			\|rank_final=First Lieutenant
	}}		}}

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	'''Reinhart T. Kowallis''' (1910–2004) was a ~~United States~~ Army ~~First Lieutenant~~ who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]]~~, Maryland,~~ in [[Class 18]].		'''Reinhart Theodore Kowallis''' (27 May 1910–2004) was a Utah-born U.S. Army first lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]] in [[:Category:Class 18\|Class 18]] and served in the Pacific in 1945.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	~~''Add~~ a ~~biography~~, family ~~details~~, and ~~sources~~. ~~Click Edit to change this page~~; ~~no account is required.~~''		Reinhart Theodore Kowallis was born on 27 May 1910 in River Heights, Cache County, Utah, to Karl August Kowallis and Justina Brenner, German immigrants who married in Utah. He married Norma in February 1942; they lived on Army posts while he served as a first lieutenant.

			Kowallis trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[:Category:Class 18\|Class 18]]. In January 1945 he left the West Coast for Pacific duty (family letters place him aboard a troop transport out of Seattle bound for Hawaii) while Norma and their daughter stayed with her parents near Ogden, Utah. Husband and wife wrote almost daily across the Pacific through 1945; those letters were later compiled by their son Bart J. Kowallis.

			Kowallis died in 2004; an obituary appeared in the ''Deseret News'' on 8 April 2004.

	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==
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			== Timeline ==
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			* 27 May 1910 — Born in River Heights, Cache County, Utah.
			* February 1942 — Married Norma.
			* Camp Ritchie Class 18 (first lieutenant).
			* January 1945 — Departs West Coast for Pacific service; wartime letters with Norma.
			* 2004 — Died (Deseret News obituary 8 April 2004).
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* ''Deseret News'' obituary notice for Reinhart T. Kowallis (8 April 2004), as cited in ''Letters across the Pacific''
			* Bart J. Kowallis, ''Letters across the Pacific'' (2015; family compilation of wartime correspondence; private research / RB Archive; not uploaded wholesale)
	* 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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	\|class_section=6C		\|class_section=6C
	\|class_rank=1st Lt		\|class_rank=1st Lt
	~~\|class_branch=CAC~~
	\|birth_year=1910		\|birth_year=1910
	\|death_year=2004		\|death_year=2004
	\|nativity=US		\|nativity=United States
	\|religion=~~LDS~~		\|religion=Latter-day Saints
	\|overseas=Y		\|overseas=Y
	\|certificate=6759		\|certificate=6759
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	\|class_number=18		\|class_number=18
	\|class_display=18		\|class_display=18
			\|arm_or_service=Coast Artillery Corps
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	\|asn=01044268		\|asn=01044268
	\|surname=Kowallis		\|surname=Kowallis
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			'''Reinhart T. Kowallis''' (1910–2004) was a United States Army First Lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 18]].
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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	\|religion=LDS		\|religion=LDS
	~~\|assignment=VII-1066~~
	\|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)

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|asn=01044268
|surname=Kowallis
|first=Reinhart
|middle=T.
|class_section=6C
|class_rank=1st Lt
|class_branch=CAC
|birth_year=1910
|death_year=2004
|nativity=US
|religion=LDS
|assignment=VII-1066
|overseas=Y
|certificate=6759
|confidence=high
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}}

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== Technical record ==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
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! Field !! Imported value
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| Approx Age at Death || 94
|-
| Class_ASN || 44268
|-
| Class_Name || KOWALLIS, Reinhart T.
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| match_method || asn_partial_name_exact
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| row_source || both
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== 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)