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'''Joseph Kestler''' (1917–1971) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 16]]. Joseph enlisted at Ft Jay Governors Island, New York. | |||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Joseph studied at __College (2 years). | |||
Kestler was assigned to three-man OB Team 43 attached to 95th Infantry Division. This Division was attached to the 9th Army (3rd Army from 10 October 1944 to 29 January 1945). | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* Also Class 15 GerOB; CIB | * Also Class 15 GerOB; CIB | ||
* OB 43 | * OB 43 | ||
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== Timeline == | |||
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* Born 27 May 1917 in Austria-Hungary. | |||
* 3 October 1942 — Drafted into Army at New York City as Pvt (ASN: 32519720). | |||
* 23 May 1943 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen in Ashville, NC. | |||
* 14 June 1944 — Promoted to S/Sgt. | |||
* Assigned to three-man OB Team 43 attached to 95th Infantry Division. This Division was attached to the 9th Army (3rd Army from 10 October 1944 to 29 January 1945). | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * 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 Joseph Kestler for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Kestler, Joseph for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: JOSEPH KESTLER.doc) | |||