Steiner, Adolf (32009120): Difference between revisions
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'''Adolf Steiner''' (1915–1995) was a | '''Adolf Steiner''' (1915–1995), also known as Albert Steiner, was a German-born Ritchie Boy ([[Class 8]]) who served with IPW Team 46 in the European Theater. | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Adolf Steiner, also known as Albert Steiner, was born in 1915 in Germany and later lived in New York. He enlisted in the United States Army at New York City and trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, graduating with [[Class 8]]. | |||
Steiner served with IPW Team 46 (German-language interrogation of prisoners of war) in the European Theater. Team records list him among the team’s officers from activation at Camp Ritchie on 15 December 1943 through later redeployment; the enlisted men’s diary dedication addressed him as Lt. A. Steiner. IPW Team 46 landed on Omaha Beach in June 1944 with the 30th Infantry Division and remained in continuous action through VE Day before inactivation after about twenty months. | |||
Steiner died in 1995. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* BS | * BS | ||
* Also known as Albert Steiner in family/archive labeling. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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Adolf_Steiner_32009120_portrait_01.jpg|Adolf (Albert) Steiner portrait (RB Archive). | |||
Adolf_Steiner_32009120_portrait_02.jpg|Adolf (Albert) Steiner portrait (RB Archive). | |||
Adolf_Steiner_32009120_IPW46_diary_dedication.jpg|IPW Team 46 diary dedication to Lt. A. Steiner (RB Archive). | |||
Adolf_Steiner_32009120_IPW46_history_01.jpg|IPW Team 46 history and activities (page 1); lists Lt. Adolf Steiner (RB Archive). | |||
Adolf_Steiner_32009120_IPW46_history_02.jpg|IPW Team 46 history and activities (page 2) (RB Archive). | |||
Adolf_Steiner_32009120_IPW46_history_03.jpg|IPW Team 46 history and activities (page 3); notes Steiner redeployment and team inactivation (RB Archive). | |||
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== Timeline == | |||
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* 1915 — Born in Germany. | |||
* Trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 8); ASN 32009120. | |||
* 15 December 1943 — IPW Team 46 activated at Camp Ritchie; Steiner listed among team officers. | |||
* 12 June 1944 — Team debarked Omaha Beach; attached to 30th Infantry Division. | |||
* 1944–1945 — IPW Team 46 service through Northern France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany. | |||
* August 1945 — Team inactivated after Steiner’s redeployment (team history). | |||
* 1995 — Died. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* RB Archive family packet (Adolf/Albert Steiner): portraits; IPW Team 46 history pages; diary dedication to Lt. A. Steiner ([[:File:Adolf_Steiner_32009120_IPW46_diary_dedication.jpg|dedication]]; [[:File:Adolf_Steiner_32009120_IPW46_history_01.jpg|team history]]). | |||
* 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) | ||