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|birth_place=Austria
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|birth_date=4 October 1911
|rank_final=Staff Sergeant
|specialty=German document examiner; radio operator
|awards=Bronze Star Medal
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
HAUSER was born in Austria in 1911. On July 31, 1942 he enlisted at Fort Jay (Governor’s Island, NY) as Pvt (ASN: 32417389) Frank completed his Basic training at Camp Croft SC on November 6, 1942 and became a naturalized U.S. Ritchie Boy Hauser started his training at Ritchie on June 19, 1944 in the 20th Class 6/19/1944 as a German IPW.
HAUSER was born in Austria in 1911.


Goetz (1920-1968) S/Sgt Frank C. Hauser (1911-1993) S/Sgt Norman Wagner (1921-1999) T/3 Sigurd Swenson (1922-2006) T/5 William Thatcher (1914-1989) Ritchie Boy Frank Hauser was awarded the Bronze Star for Meritorious Achievement in Ground Operations against Nazi Germany during the Rhineland Campaign. Frank Hauser's application for naturalization submitted to the US District Court's Western District of South Carolina at Spartanburg.
He graduated in August 16, 1944 as a German Document Examiner.


Ritchie Boy Hauser sailed to the United States from Liverpool on the SS Georgic and arrived to the United States on March 27, 1940. Sharon Delaney has provided these additional documents about Ritchie Boy Frank Hauser that refer to his being inducted into the Army at Camp Croft in South Carolina, attended ASTU training in Denver, and finally was sent to the the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie. He emigrated to the United States and found work as a leather belt maker.
On July 31, 1942 he enlisted at Fort Jay (Governor’s Island, NY) as Pvt (ASN: 32417389) Frank completed his Basic training at Camp Croft SC on November 6, 1942 and became a naturalized U.S.


Citizen at Spartanburg, SC. He studied to be a Radio Operator with the 61st Signal Radio Intercept Company and in June 1944 was transferred to Camp Ritchie. His language specialities included German, French, Italian, and Hungarian.
He studied to be a Radio Operator with the 61st Signal Radio Intercept Company and in June 1944 was transferred to Camp Ritchie. He was released from Camp Ritchie on September 18, 1944 and traveled to Camp Kilmer where he embarked via RMS Queen Mary. Sharon Delaney has provided these additional documents about Ritchie Boy Frank Hauser that refer to his being inducted into the Army at Camp Croft in South Carolina, attended ASTU training in Denver, and finally was sent to the the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie.


He graduated in August 16, 1944 as a German Document Examiner. In September 4, 1944 he was promoted to S/Sgt. He was released from Camp Ritchie on September 18, 1944 and traveled to Camp Kilmer where he embarked via RMS Queen Mary.
Hauser (1911-1993) S/Sgt Norman Wagner (1921-1999) T/3 Sigurd Swenson (1922-2006) T/5 William Thatcher (1914-1989) Ritchie Boy Frank Hauser was awarded the Bronze Star for Meritorious Achievement in Ground Operations against Nazi Germany during the Rhineland Campaign. Ritchie Boy Hauser sailed to the United States from Liverpool on the SS Georgic and arrived to the United States on March 27, 1940. In September 4, 1944 he was promoted to S/Sgt.


He arrived in Scotland on September 25, 1944.
He arrived in Scotland on September 25, 1944. Frank ___ Worked in belt factory. He emigrated to the United States and found work as a leather belt maker.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
 
* Four service and personal-history cards are now reflected in the biography and infobox.
== Gallery ==
* A separate Bronze Star certificate documents the decoration and Rhineland Campaign service.
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="140px">
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1814080995280480.jpg|Thanks to Sharon Delaney for sharing these pictures of her late Grandfather, Ritchie Boy Frank Hauser (he's on the far right of the group picture - if you recognize any of the others, please let us know)
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== Technical record ==
== Technical record ==
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== Timeline ==
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* Born 4 October 1911 in Austria.
* 6 November 1942 — Naturalized as U.
* 16 August 1944 — Graduated Class 20. Classified as Documents Examiner.
* 4 September 1944 — Promoted to S/Sgt.
* Assigned to IPW Team 140 attached to 9th Army.
* Entered Class 20 (German).
* ___ Drafted into Army as Pvt (ASN: 32417389).
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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)
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* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-04-20 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-04-20 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-07-04 (2 posts)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-07-04 (2 posts)
* [[:File:1906949665993612.jpg|OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 1906949665993612.jpg]]
* [[:File:1775827892439124.jpg|OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 1775827892439124.jpg]]
* [[:File:1907097249312187.jpg|OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 1907097249312187.jpg]]
* [[:File:1907097262645519.jpg|OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 1907097262645519.jpg]]
* [[:File:1775821509106429.jpg|Hauser Bronze Star Medal certificate]]
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Frank C. Hauser for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Hauser, Frank C. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: FRANK C. HAUSER.doc)
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