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|class_rank=Second Lieutenant

|birth_year=1919

|death_year=2019

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|arm_or_service=Coast Artillery Corps

|birth_place=Vienna, Austria

|rank_final=~~1st Lt~~

|rank_final=First Lieutenant

|specialty=German IPW; military intelligence

|division=26th Infantry Division (MI Teams 472-G and 475-G)

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== Biography ==

Samuel Butterklee was born in Vienna, Austria. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant on July 29, 1943 (ASN 01057968), and served as a platoon officer with the 133rd AAA Gunnery Battalion. He began Camp Ritchie Class 15 in January 1944 and later served in military intelligence with the 26th Infantry Division.

Worked as waiter, counterman. Samuel Butterklee was born in Vienna, Austria. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant on July 29, 1943 (ASN 01057968), and served as a platoon officer with the 133rd AAA Gunnery Battalion. He began Camp Ritchie Class 15 in January 1944 and later served in military intelligence with the 26th Infantry Division. In November 1944 Butterklee became officer in charge of MI Team 472-G. He was promoted to first lieutenant in January 1945 and was later assigned as officer in charge of MI Team 475-G.

In November 1944 Butterklee became officer in charge of MI Team 472-G. He was promoted to first lieutenant in January 1945 and was later assigned as officer in charge of MI Team 475-G. ~~The timeline places his teams with the 26th Infantry Division during the campaign across Germany and into Czechoslovakia. His documented wartime award is the Bronze Star Medal.~~

== Gallery ==

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~~== Research notes ==~~

* 472-g

== Timeline ==

* 29 July 1943 — Commissioned as ~~a second lieutenant~~ (ASN 01057968).

* Born 22 June 1919 in Vienna, Austria.

* ~~August~~ 1943 — ~~Served as a platoon officer with the 133rd AAA Gunnery Battalion~~.

* 29 July 1943 — Commissioned as 2nd Lt. (ASN: 01057968).

* ~~4 January~~ 1944 — ~~Began Camp Ritchie~~ Class 15 ~~in German IPW~~.

* 1 November 1943 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen.

* 29 November 1944 — ~~Became officer~~ in charge of MI Team 472-G, attached to ~~the 26th Infantry Division.~~

* 3 March 1944 — Graduated with Class 15.

* 4 January 1945 — Promoted to first lieutenant.

* 7 September 1944 — [The 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division were the first.

* 1 April 1945 — ~~Became officer~~ in ~~charge~~ of MI Team 475-G.

* 29 November 1944 — Assigned as Officer in charge of MI Team 472-G attached to.

* ~~1945~~ — ~~Served~~ with ~~military~~-~~intelligence teams during operations across Germany and into Czechoslovakia~~.

* 1 April 1945 — Assigned as Officer in Charge of MI Team 475-G, consisting of.

* ~~1945 — Awarded the Bronze Star Medal~~.

* August 1943 — Platoon Officer with 133rd AAA Gunnery Battalion.

* ? 26th Infantry Division.

* ? Second Armored Division.

* Bronze star.

* D-Day 4th Infantry Division (17th Regiment ?).

* HQ Company, 26th Infantry. Other members of MI Team 472-G.

* Journal entries for 26th Infantry Division in Box 7109, RG 407.

* Unit went to Budovice; met Russians.

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== 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)

* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Samuel Butterklee for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Butterklee, Samuel for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE.doc)

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 == Biography ==
-Samuel Butterklee was born in Vienna, Austria. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant on July 29, 1943 (ASN 01057968), and served as a platoon officer with the 133rd AAA Gunnery Battalion. He began Camp Ritchie Class 15 in January 1944 and later served in military intelligence with the 26th Infantry Division.
+Worked as waiter, counterman. Samuel Butterklee was born in Vienna, Austria. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant on July 29, 1943 (ASN 01057968), and served as a platoon officer with the 133rd AAA Gunnery Battalion. He began Camp Ritchie Class 15 in January 1944 and later served in military intelligence with the 26th Infantry Division. In November 1944 Butterklee became officer in charge of MI Team 472-G. He was promoted to first lieutenant in January 1945 and was later assigned as officer in charge of MI Team 475-G.
-In November 1944 Butterklee became officer in charge of MI Team 472-G. He was promoted to first lieutenant in January 1945 and was later assigned as officer in charge of MI Team 475-G. The timeline places his teams with the 26th Infantry Division during the campaign across Germany and into Czechoslovakia. His documented wartime award is the Bronze Star Medal.
 == Gallery ==
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-== Research notes ==
-* 472-g
 == Timeline ==
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-* 29 July 1943 — Commissioned as a second lieutenant (ASN 01057968).
+* Born 22 June 1919 in Vienna, Austria.
-* August 1943 — Served as a platoon officer with the 133rd AAA Gunnery Battalion.
+* 29 July 1943 — Commissioned as 2nd Lt. (ASN: 01057968).
-* 4 January 1944 — Began Camp Ritchie Class 15 in German IPW.
+* 1 November 1943 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen.
-* 29 November 1944 — Became officer in charge of MI Team 472-G, attached to the 26th Infantry Division.
+* 3 March 1944 — Graduated with Class 15.
-* 4 January 1945 — Promoted to first lieutenant.
+* 7 September 1944 — [The 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division were the first.
-* 1 April 1945 — Became officer in charge of MI Team 475-G.
+* 29 November 1944 — Assigned as Officer in charge of MI Team 472-G attached to.
-* 1945 — Served with military-intelligence teams during operations across Germany and into Czechoslovakia.
+* 1 April 1945 — Assigned as Officer in Charge of MI Team 475-G, consisting of.
-* 1945 — Awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
+* August 1943 — Platoon Officer with 133rd AAA Gunnery Battalion.
+* ? 26th Infantry Division.
+* ? Second Armored Division.
+* Bronze star.
+* D-Day 4th Infantry Division (17th Regiment ?).
+* HQ Company, 26th Infantry. Other members of MI Team 472-G.
+* Journal entries for 26th Infantry Division in Box 7109, RG 407.
+* Unit went to Budovice; met Russians.
 </div>
 </div><div style="clear: both;"></div>
 == 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)
 * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
 * Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Samuel Butterklee for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Butterklee, Samuel for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE.doc)