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* Born 1905 Born in ___. Religion: Catholic.
* Division) as Warrant Officer JG (ASN: W 2119229).
* Division) as Warrant Officer JG (ASN: W 2119229).
* Note: “No WOJG to attend school on an assigned basis”.
* Note: “No WOJG to attend school on an assigned basis”.

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Werner Fischer
Personal details
Born1905
Died1974
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceCorps of Engineers
ASN01100985
RankSecond Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 1 (27 July – 19 September 1942)
SpecialtyIPW German
Unit / division5th Army
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Werner Fischer (1905–1974) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 1.

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 69
Class_ASN 100985
Class_Name FISCHER, Werner
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • Born 1905 Born in ___. Religion: Catholic.
  • Division) as Warrant Officer JG (ASN: W 2119229).
  • Note: “No WOJG to attend school on an assigned basis”.
  • OSS ?.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
  • First Class chart (Camp Ritchie: The First Class chart)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Werner Fischer for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Fischer, Werner for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WERNER FISCHER.doc)