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'''John H. Horn''' (1915&ndash;1953) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland.
'''John H. Horn''' (1915&ndash;1953), also known as Hans H. Ballhorn, was a German-born United States Army technician third grade who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]] in [[Class 7]].
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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John H. Horn (also known as Hans H. Ballhorn) was born in 1915 in Germany. He trained at the Military Intelligence Training Center at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 7]] (ASN 32707087) and later held the rank of technician third grade (T/3).
 
Family-preserved letter excerpts place Horn in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, on 30 May 1945, describing combat conditions, and in June 1945 recount meeting liberated concentration-camp survivors and photographing at Buchenwald. He died in 1953.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* Dau. is Susanne Newmark
* Merged duplicate roster page Ballhorn, Hans H. (32707087) (same ASN). Pass OCR may misread ASN digits; canonical ASN is 32707087.


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John_H_Horn_32707087_portrait.jpg|Wartime portrait of John H. Horn (also Hans H. Ballhorn), ASN 32707087 (RB Archive).
John_H_Horn_32707087_Third_Army_IC_pass.jpg|Third Army / Intelligence Corps pass for John H. Horn (ASN 32707087; T/3) — RB Archive.
John_H_Horn_32707087_with_companion_c1941.jpg|John H. Horn with a companion, circa 1941–1942 (RB Archive).
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* 1915 — Born in Germany.
* Camp Ritchie Class 7 (roster under Ballhorn / Horn ASN 32707087).
* 30 May 1945 — Letter from Pilsen, Czechoslovakia (family Facebook excerpts).
* June 1945 — Letter describing liberated camp survivors and a photograph taken at Buchenwald.
* 1953 — Died.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* [[:File:John_H_Horn_32707087_Third_Army_IC_pass.jpg|Third Army Intelligence Corps pass (ASN 32707087, T/3)]]
* Family letter excerpts posted on Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook (Pilsen, 30 May 1945; June 1945 Buchenwald / liberated survivors) — RB Archive John Horn (Ballhorn) packet
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* 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
* 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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John H. Horn
John H. Horn
Personal details
Birth nameHans H. Ballhorn Ballhorn
Born1915
Died1953
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32707087
RankTechnician Third Grade
Camp RitchieClass 7 (15 April – 12 June 1943)
TeamsIPW 11, IPW 21
Teammates
Team — IPW 11
Team — IPW 21
These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.
Research notes on this page are compiled from the source file and later edits. They may be unverified, incomplete, or incorrect, and should not be treated as established fact. Please correct the article or add sources on the talk page. For class-roster terms, see About the data.
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John H. Horn (1915–1953), also known as Hans H. Ballhorn, was a German-born United States Army technician third grade who trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 7.

Biography[edit | edit source]

John H. Horn (also known as Hans H. Ballhorn) was born in 1915 in Germany. He trained at the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 7 (ASN 32707087) and later held the rank of technician third grade (T/3).

Family-preserved letter excerpts place Horn in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, on 30 May 1945, describing combat conditions, and in June 1945 recount meeting liberated concentration-camp survivors and photographing at Buchenwald. He died in 1953.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Merged duplicate roster page Ballhorn, Hans H. (32707087) (same ASN). Pass OCR may misread ASN digits; canonical ASN is 32707087.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Wartime portrait of John H. Horn (also Hans H. Ballhorn), ASN 32707087 (RB Archive).
    Wartime portrait of John H. Horn (also Hans H. Ballhorn), ASN 32707087 (RB Archive).
  • Third Army / Intelligence Corps pass for John H. Horn (ASN 32707087; T/3) — RB Archive.
    Third Army / Intelligence Corps pass for John H. Horn (ASN 32707087; T/3) — RB Archive.
  • John H. Horn with a companion, circa 1941–1942 (RB Archive).
    John H. Horn with a companion, circa 1941–1942 (RB Archive).

Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 38
row_source demographics

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 1915 — Born in Germany.
  • Camp Ritchie Class 7 (roster under Ballhorn / Horn ASN 32707087).
  • 30 May 1945 — Letter from Pilsen, Czechoslovakia (family Facebook excerpts).
  • June 1945 — Letter describing liberated camp survivors and a photograph taken at Buchenwald.
  • 1953 — Died.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • Third Army Intelligence Corps pass (ASN 32707087, T/3)
  • Family letter excerpts posted on Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook (Pilsen, 30 May 1945; June 1945 Buchenwald / liberated survivors) — RB Archive John Horn (Ballhorn) packet
  • 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)
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