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'''Kurt Kugelmann''' (1905–1959) was a German-born American metallurgist and military intelligence soldier. ~~A 1943~~ Camp Ritchie ~~graduate~~, he served overseas for eighteen months in prisoner interrogation and counterintelligence with XX Corps.

'''Kurt Kugelmann''' (1905–1959) was a German-born American metallurgist and military intelligence soldier. After graduating from Camp Ritchie in 1943, he served overseas for eighteen months in prisoner interrogation and counterintelligence with XX Corps.

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== Biography ==

Kurt Kugelmann was born in Germany on December ~~28,~~ 1905. He emigrated to the United States and ~~established~~ a ~~long civilian career in metallurgy, a field that demanded close knowledge of industrial materials and processes. He worked~~ for the Steel Metal Corporation in Long Island City for twenty-two years.

Kurt Kugelmann was born in Germany on 28 December 1905. He emigrated to the United States and worked as a metallurgist for the Steel Metal Corporation in Long Island City, New York, grading metal and preparing heats for smelting and realloying. By the time he enlisted he had about twenty-two years of experience in metallurgy.

Kugelmann enlisted in the U.S. Army on May ~~12,~~ 1943, and received Army Serial Number 32906164. His German language and technical background made him valuable to military intelligence. He entered the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie and graduated on October ~~23,~~ 1943.

Kugelmann enlisted in the U.S. Army on 12 May 1943 and received Army Serial Number 32906164. His German language and technical background made him valuable to military intelligence. He entered the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie and graduated on 23 October 1943.

During the war Kugelmann served with XX Corps in the European theater. His assignments included interrogation of prisoners of war and work with the Counter Intelligence Corps. Over eighteen months overseas, he helped obtain and evaluate information needed by a corps moving across the continent and operating among German military personnel and civilians.

Kugelmann received the Good Conduct Medal and was honorably discharged on November ~~21,~~ 1945. He returned to civilian life and to his profession in the metal industry. He was married to Ella Kugelmann and remained in the New York area.

Kugelmann received the Good Conduct Medal and was honorably discharged on 21 November 1945. He returned to civilian life and to his profession in the metal industry. He was married to Ella Kugelmann and remained in the New York area.

Kugelmann died on July ~~23,~~ 1959, at the age of fifty-three~~. His career joined more than two decades of industrial experience with specialized wartime service in interrogation and counterintelligence~~.

Kugelmann died on 23 July 1959, at the age of fifty-three.

== Research notes ==

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-'''Kurt Kugelmann''' (1905–1959) was a German-born American metallurgist and military intelligence soldier. A 1943 Camp Ritchie graduate, he served overseas for eighteen months in prisoner interrogation and counterintelligence with XX Corps.
+'''Kurt Kugelmann''' (1905–1959) was a German-born American metallurgist and military intelligence soldier. After graduating from Camp Ritchie in 1943, he served overseas for eighteen months in prisoner interrogation and counterintelligence with XX Corps.
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 == Biography ==
-Kurt Kugelmann was born in Germany on December 28, 1905. He emigrated to the United States and established a long civilian career in metallurgy, a field that demanded close knowledge of industrial materials and processes. He worked for the Steel Metal Corporation in Long Island City for twenty-two years.
+Kurt Kugelmann was born in Germany on 28 December 1905. He emigrated to the United States and worked as a metallurgist for the Steel Metal Corporation in Long Island City, New York, grading metal and preparing heats for smelting and realloying. By the time he enlisted he had about twenty-two years of experience in metallurgy.
-Kugelmann enlisted in the U.S. Army on May 12, 1943, and received Army Serial Number 32906164. His German language and technical background made him valuable to military intelligence. He entered the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie and graduated on October 23, 1943.
+Kugelmann enlisted in the U.S. Army on 12 May 1943 and received Army Serial Number 32906164. His German language and technical background made him valuable to military intelligence. He entered the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie and graduated on 23 October 1943.
 During the war Kugelmann served with XX Corps in the European theater. His assignments included interrogation of prisoners of war and work with the Counter Intelligence Corps. Over eighteen months overseas, he helped obtain and evaluate information needed by a corps moving across the continent and operating among German military personnel and civilians.
-Kugelmann received the Good Conduct Medal and was honorably discharged on November 21, 1945. He returned to civilian life and to his profession in the metal industry. He was married to Ella Kugelmann and remained in the New York area.
+Kugelmann received the Good Conduct Medal and was honorably discharged on 21 November 1945. He returned to civilian life and to his profession in the metal industry. He was married to Ella Kugelmann and remained in the New York area.
-Kugelmann died on July 23, 1959, at the age of fifty-three. His career joined more than two decades of industrial experience with specialized wartime service in interrogation and counterintelligence.
+Kugelmann died on 23 July 1959, at the age of fifty-three.
 == Research notes ==