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Worked as sales clerk in Department store. Worked in the office of MD Congressman Mike Barnes. He served as interrogator and monitor. | After his service Bill had a colorful and exciting career at the Pentagon. After 16 years he retired, but it wasn’t in his nature to just sit around and relax, so he found a new excitement. He initial talks were conversational, such as: home front morale; outcome of the war; attitude toward Hitler and the regime; post war expectations; underground (“the French are bad and cowardly”); attitude towards the UN. He the irony was after the war’s end and repatriation to Germany, he wound up as a successful architect, and then was called back to the Navy, eventually becoming the Deputy Chief of Staff in NATO! Hess one method was the use of ‘bugs’ buried in their room’s ceilings. He these Ritchie graduates, many bright young men who had escaped the violence of Nazism, and had migrated to the United States. Worked as sales clerk in Department store. Worked in the office of MD Congressman Mike Barnes. He served as interrogator and monitor. | ||
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* Meade, Md., transshipped to the detention camp Crossville, from which he and 4 other sub skippers escaped, only to be captured a few days later. | |||
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Revision as of 12:35, 1 September 2026
| William W. Hess | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1921 Nuremberg, Germany |
| Died | 2018 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 36437433 |
| Rank | Private First Class |
| Rank at Ritchie | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 6 (13 March – 11 May 1943) |
| Section | 3 |
| Enlisted | Peoria, Illinois |
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William W. Hess (1921–2018) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 6. William enlisted at Peoria, Illinois.
Biography
After his service Bill had a colorful and exciting career at the Pentagon. After 16 years he retired, but it wasn’t in his nature to just sit around and relax, so he found a new excitement. He initial talks were conversational, such as: home front morale; outcome of the war; attitude toward Hitler and the regime; post war expectations; underground (“the French are bad and cowardly”); attitude towards the UN. He the irony was after the war’s end and repatriation to Germany, he wound up as a successful architect, and then was called back to the Navy, eventually becoming the Deputy Chief of Staff in NATO! Hess one method was the use of ‘bugs’ buried in their room’s ceilings. He these Ritchie graduates, many bright young men who had escaped the violence of Nazism, and had migrated to the United States. Worked as sales clerk in Department store. Worked in the office of MD Congressman Mike Barnes. He served as interrogator and monitor.
Research notes
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 97 |
| Nara ASN | 36437433 |
| Nara Name | HESS WILLIAM W |
| Nara State | 61 |
| Nara County | 83 |
| Nara POE | 6167 |
| Nara DOE | 241142 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | XVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | BI |
| Nara Branch Code | 0 |
| Branch | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 5 |
| Term of enlistment | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| Defer. Date | 0 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | N1 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 21 |
| Nara Race | J |
| Nara Race Description | White not yet a citizen |
| Nara Education | 6 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 74 |
| Nara Marital Status | 1 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 69 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 153 |
| Class_ASN | 36437433 |
| Class_Name | HESS, William W. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline
- Assigned to Fort Hunt. Served as interrogator and monitor.
- Meade, Md., transshipped to the detention camp Crossville, from which he and 4 other sub skippers escaped, only to be captured a few days later.
- One method was the use of ‘bugs’ buried in their room’s ceilings.
- These Ritchie graduates, many bright young men who had escaped the violence of Nazism, and had migrated to the United States.
Sources
- 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 William W. Hess for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Hess, William W. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WILLIAM W. HESS.doc)