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'''Hans T. Kessler''' (1918&ndash;1997) was a United States Army Corporal who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 5]]. Hans enlisted at Ft Niagara Youngstown, New York.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Hans attended “Gerhard Kessler, Hans’ father, was a Professor of Sociology and Economics at Istanbul University and a member of the anti-Hitler Kreisau Circle”. He worked as translator. On 21 April 1943, he became a naturalized citizen at Hagerstown MD.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* Civil Life


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== Timeline ==
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* Born 15 August 1918 in Jena, Germany.
* 6 February 1942 — Drafted at Fort Niagara NY as Pvt (ASN: 32233010).
* 11 January 1943 — OSS Headquarters Supply Sgt.
* 25 January 1943 — Assigned to Section VIII.
* 21 April 1943 — Became naturalized citizen at Hagerstown MD.
* 6 May 1943 — Transferred to CIC (Third Service Command) as Agent per SO 109.
* Promoted to Cpl.
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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)
 
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Hans T. Kessler for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
 
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Kessler, Hans T. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: HANS T. KESSLER.doc, HANS T. KESSLER.docx)