Leuchtner, Frederick (32226687): Difference between revisions
Clarify museum roster and Dan Gross research sources |
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|birth_date=12 January 1917 | |||
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|birth_place=Austria | |||
|death_year=1998 | |||
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'''Frederick Leuchtner''' was | '''Frederick Leuchtner''' (1917–c. 1998), also known as Frederick Leeds, was an Austrian-born United States Army private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 2]]. | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Frederick Leuchtner was born on 12 January 1917 in Austria. He later lived in the United States under the name Frederick (Fred) Leeds. NARA enlistment abstracts under Leeds record birth in Austria in 1917, two years of college, civilian work as a baker, and enlistment as a private at Camp Upton, Yaphank, New York, on 10 March 1942. | |||
Leuchtner trained at the Military Intelligence Training Center at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 2]] (German IPW). His brother [[Leeds, Walter (32666087)|Walter Leeds]] (born Leuchtner) likewise trained at Camp Ritchie. Frederick died about 1998. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* 1/12/1917- | * 1/12/1917- | ||
* FamilySearch OCR of the Leeds enlistment serial sometimes reads 32225687; roster/wiki ASN is 32226687 (confirmed in RB Archive FRED LEEDS.docx). Class 2 retained (matches packet). | |||
* Packet claims brother-in-law relationship to [[Field, Arthur (32944674)|Arthur Field]] (Fischl) — not yet corroborated on Field’s wiki page; left unpublished as fact. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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Frederick_Leuchtner_32226687_Leeds_enlistment_FamilySearch.jpg|FamilySearch / NARA enlistment abstract for Frederick S. Leeds (Austria, 1917; Camp Upton 10 March 1942) — alias used by Frederick Leuchtner. | |||
Frederick_Leuchtner_32226687_IPW_Course2_card.jpg|Camp Ritchie / MITC course card: I.P.W. German, Course 2 (RB Archive). | |||
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* 12 January 1917 — Born Frederick Leuchtner in Austria. | |||
* Emigrated to the United States; used the name Frederick / Fred Leeds. | |||
* 10 March 1942 — Enlisted as private at Camp Upton, Yaphank, New York (NARA abstract under Frederick S. Leeds). | |||
* 1942 — Camp Ritchie Class 2, IPW German (roster; course card). | |||
* c. 1998 — Died (family / Fold3 memorial dating). | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* RB Archive research note ''FRED LEEDS.docx'' (Camp Ritchie Class 2 / ASN 32226687 summary) | |||
* [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8RC-Y5N FamilySearch: Frederick S. Leeds WWII enlistment abstract] | |||
* [https://www.fold3.com/memorial/86091245/frederick-s-leeds Fold3 memorial: Frederick S. Leeds] | |||
* 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) | ||