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'''Richard | '''Richard Wenzlaff''' served with [[Team IPW 88|IPW Team 88]] (listed on MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224, 20 August 1944). | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Richard Wenzlaff served as a Technician Fifth Grade with [[Team IPW 88|IPW Team 88]]. On 20 August 1944, MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 listed him with the team when PW interrogation teams 88–97 were relieved from the Field Interrogation Detachment and attached to G-2, Forward Echelon Communications Zone. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* Also 31378336 Pvt ASTP | * Also 31378336 Pvt ASTP | ||
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* 20 August 1944 — Listed on MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 with [[Team IPW 88|IPW Team 88]] (relieved from Field Interrogation Detachment; attached G-2 Fwd Ech Com Z, APO 350). | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * [[:File:SO_224_MIS_ETO_20_August_1944_IPW_teams_88-97.jpg|MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 (extract), 20 August 1944]] (IPW Teams 88–97; Field Interrogation Detachment → G-2 Fwd Ech Com Z) | ||
* 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) | ||
Latest revision as of 04:32, 19 September 2026
| Richard D. Wenzlaff | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1922 |
| Died | 2011 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 17096419 |
| Rank | Technician Fifth Grade |
| Rank at Ritchie | Private First Class |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944) |
| Section | 5B |
| Enlisted | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Teams | IPW 88, IPW 89, IPW 165 |
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Richard Wenzlaff served with IPW Team 88 (listed on MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224, 20 August 1944).
Biography[edit | edit source]
Richard Wenzlaff served as a Technician Fifth Grade with IPW Team 88. On 20 August 1944, MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 listed him with the team when PW interrogation teams 88–97 were relieved from the Field Interrogation Detachment and attached to G-2, Forward Echelon Communications Zone.
Research notes[edit | edit source]
- Also 31378336 Pvt ASTP
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Technical record[edit | edit source]
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 89 |
| Nara ASN | 17096419 |
| Nara Name | WENZLAFF RICH RD D |
| Nara State | 76 |
| Nara County | 155 |
| Nara POE | 7671 |
| Nara DOE | 300742 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Code | 3 |
| Branch | Philippine Scouts |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 0 |
| Term of enlistment | Unknown |
| Defer. Date | 644 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | 76 |
| Nativity.1 | NEBRASKA |
| Nara Year of Birth | 22 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 7 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 2 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 70 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 141 |
| Class_ASN | 17096419 |
| Class_Name | WENZLAFF, Richard D. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline[edit | edit source]
- 20 August 1944 — Listed on MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 with IPW Team 88 (relieved from Field Interrogation Detachment; attached G-2 Fwd Ech Com Z, APO 350).
Sources[edit | edit source]
- MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 (extract), 20 August 1944 (IPW Teams 88–97; Field Interrogation Detachment → G-2 Fwd Ech Com Z)
- 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)
