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== Biography ==

~~Ernest Kaufman was born in Drove, Germany in 1920. He served as CO of MII Team 420-G. Ernest Kaufman will be speaking about his experiences on March 30 in Burlington, NJ.~~ He was interred briefly at the Buchenwald Concentration Camp in 1938 and was able to emigrate to the United States in 1939. He enlisted in the US Army in February 1942 and was sent to Camp Ritchie where he graduated in the 12th Class as an Interrogator of Prisoners War (IPW) team.

He was interred briefly at the Buchenwald Concentration Camp in 1938 and was able to emigrate to the United States in 1939. He enlisted in the US Army in February 1942 and was sent to Camp Ritchie where he graduated in the 12th Class as an Interrogator of Prisoners War (IPW) team. Ernest Kaufman: From Buchenwald Prisoner to Bronze Star Medal Awardee - Medford Leas Residents Association Home » Around the Leas » Ernest Kaufman: From Buchenwald Prisoner to Bronze Star Medal Awardee. Kaufman served as CO of MII Team 420-G. Ernest served as CO of MII Team 420-G.

== Research notes ==

* to Major~~; BS~~

* to Major

* ~~https://mlra.org/photo-essays/ernest-kaufman/~~

* BS

* 420-G

* 6/7/1920-A

== Technical record ==

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* 12.

* Born 7 June 1920 in Drove (Rhineland) Germany as Ernst Kaufmann.

* 25 November 1943 — Graduated Class 12 as IPW-Ge.

* 1 March 1945 — Promoted to Captain.

* 5/43 Served with IOPP to train recruits at Fort McClellan, AL.

* Assigned to IPW Team 39 attached to the 113th Reconnaissance.

* Battalion of XIX Corps. Members of IPW Team 39.

* ~~Naturalized~~ as ~~citizen~~ (No.

* Commissioned as 2nd Lt. (ASN 01318310).

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== Sources ==

* [https://mlra.org/photo-essays/ernest-kaufman/ Ernest Kaufman: From Buchenwald Prisoner to Bronze Star Medal Awardee - Medford Leas Re… (mlra.org)]

* 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

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 == Biography ==
-Ernest Kaufman was born in Drove, Germany in 1920. He served as CO of MII Team 420-G. Ernest Kaufman will be speaking about his experiences on March 30 in Burlington, NJ. He was interred briefly at the Buchenwald Concentration Camp in 1938 and was able to emigrate to the United States in 1939. He enlisted in the US Army in February 1942 and was sent to Camp Ritchie where he graduated in the 12th Class as an Interrogator of Prisoners War (IPW) team.
+He was interred briefly at the Buchenwald Concentration Camp in 1938 and was able to emigrate to the United States in 1939. He enlisted in the US Army in February 1942 and was sent to Camp Ritchie where he graduated in the 12th Class as an Interrogator of Prisoners War (IPW) team. Ernest Kaufman: From Buchenwald Prisoner to Bronze Star Medal Awardee - Medford Leas Residents Association Home » Around the Leas » Ernest Kaufman: From Buchenwald Prisoner to Bronze Star Medal Awardee. Kaufman served as CO of MII Team 420-G. Ernest served as CO of MII Team 420-G.
 == Research notes ==
-* to Major; BS
+* to Major
-* https://mlra.org/photo-essays/ernest-kaufman/
+* BS
-* 420-G
-* 6/7/1920-A
 == Technical record ==
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-* 12.
+* Born 7 June 1920 in Drove (Rhineland) Germany as Ernst Kaufmann.
+* 25 November 1943 — Graduated Class 12 as IPW-Ge.
+* 1 March 1945 — Promoted to Captain.
 * 5/43 Served with IOPP to train recruits at Fort McClellan, AL.
 * Assigned to IPW Team 39 attached to the 113th Reconnaissance.
 * Battalion of XIX Corps. Members of IPW Team 39.
-* Naturalized as citizen (No.
+* Commissioned as 2nd Lt. (ASN 01318310).
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 == Sources ==
+* [https://mlra.org/photo-essays/ernest-kaufman/ Ernest Kaufman: From Buchenwald Prisoner to Bronze Star Medal Awardee - Medford Leas Re… (mlra.org)]
 * 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