Remove invalid assignment field
Clarify museum roster and Dan Gross research sources
 
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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=01170808
|asn=01170808
|surname=Kittstein
|surname=Kittstein
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|class_section=7
|class_section=7
|class_rank=1st Lt
|class_rank=1st Lt
|class_branch=FA
|birth_year=1919
|birth_year=1919
|death_year=2005
|death_year=2005
|nativity=Ge
|nativity=Germany
|religion=P
|religion=Protestant
|ipw_ge=19; 2
|ipw_ge=19; 2
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
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|class_number=7
|class_number=7
|class_display=7
|class_display=7
|awards=Silver Star
|awards_grid=Silver Star
|awards_ribbons=Ribbon_Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.png
|awards_ribbon_rows=Ribbon_Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.png
|awards_extra=Listed in [[By The Numbers/Awards]] (from ''Ritchie Boy Secrets'' by Beverley Driver Eddy).
|arm_or_service=Field Artillery
}}
}}
<div class="soldier-lead">
'''Karl Kittstein, Jr''' (1919&ndash;2005) was a United States Army First Lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 7]].
</div>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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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)