Enrich from NPS Fort Hunt oral history (P.O. Box 1142 / MIRS OB)
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'''Dieter D. Kober''' (roster '''Werner D. Kober'''; 2 January 1920&ndash;2015) was a United States Army Master Sergeant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]] with [[:Category:Class 5|Class 5]] and served in the Military Intelligence Research Section (MIRS) at [[P.O. Box 1142]], building German order-of-battle references for the Pentagon and later writing a Hitler Youth intelligence monograph in London.
'''Dieter D. Kober''' (roster '''Werner D. Kober'''; 2 January 1920&ndash;2015) was a U.S. Army Master Sergeant and Ritchie Boy who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]] with [[:Category:Class 5|Class 5]]. He then served in the Military Intelligence Research Section at [[P.O. Box 1142]] and at the Pentagon, and later wrote a Hitler Youth intelligence monograph in London.
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* 1942 — Drafted as an enemy alien; became a U.S. citizen during service.
* 1942 — Drafted as an enemy alien; became a U.S. citizen during service.
* c. 1942 — Infantry basic training at Camp Kearns, Utah; redirected from X-ray technician training to Camp Ritchie.
* c. 1942 — Infantry basic training at Camp Kearns, Utah; redirected from X-ray technician training to Camp Ritchie.
* 2015 — Died.
* Class 5 — Trained at Camp Ritchie for IPW / intelligence work (weapons ID, Morse, German OB terminology, interrogation, field exercises).
* Class 5 — Trained at Camp Ritchie for IPW / intelligence work (weapons ID, Morse, German OB terminology, interrogation, field exercises).
* Also noted — PG Class 4 German Order of Battle (roster research note).
* Also noted — PG Class 4 German Order of Battle (roster research note).
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* Discharged as Master Sergeant.
* Discharged as Master Sergeant.
* Postwar — Doctor of Fine Arts; conductor; founded Chicago Chamber Orchestra; later moved to Dresden, Germany.
* Postwar — Doctor of Fine Arts; conductor; founded Chicago Chamber Orchestra; later moved to Dresden, Germany.
* 2015 — Died.
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