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See the [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Kurt Klein|full story]]. | See the [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Kurt Klein|full story]]. | ||
Kurt was born on July 2, 1920 in Walldorf, Germany where his father worked as a grain broker. He worked as linotype machine operator. Klein finally in November 1942, the State Department wrote to Kurt informing him that his parents had received clearance to leave. Klein of which was Gerda Weissmann who he married in 1946. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
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* Born 6 July 1920. | * Born 6 July 1920. | ||
* 6 August 1943 — Promoted to M/Sgt. | |||
* 8 February 1943 — Entered Class 5 at Camp Ritchie (IPW Ge). | |||
* 9 April 1943 — Graduated Class 5 (German Document Examiner). | |||
* October 1943 — Became member of IPW Team 3 assigned to the 2nd Infantry. | * October 1943 — Became member of IPW Team 3 assigned to the 2nd Infantry. | ||
* 9 July 1944 — Landed at Utah Beach with 5th Infantry Division. | * 9 July 1944 — Landed at Utah Beach with 5th Infantry Division. | ||
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* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | ||
* [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Kurt Klein|The Stories essay]] | * [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Kurt Klein|The Stories essay]] | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Kurt Klein for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Klein, Kurt for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: KURT KLEIN.doc) | |||