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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Frederick was a German-born Catholic Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 8. He served on IPW Team 1. On 11 February 1944, IPW Team 1 was attached to the 101st Airborne Division (VIII Corps). Teammates included [[Pangerl, Joseph C. Jr (01590096)|Joseph C. Pangerl Jr.]], [[Gion, Alphonse Francis (01177462)|Alphonse Francis Gion]], [[Coquelin, Hermann (32011029)|Hermann Coquelin]], [[Koslan, Emil H. (18031454)|Emil H. Koslan]], and [[Goldberg, George (36720792)|George Goldberg]].
Frederick was a German-born Catholic Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 8. He served on IPW Team 1. On 11 February 1944, IPW Team 1 was attached to the 101st Airborne Division (VIII Corps). Teammates included [[Pangerl, Joseph C. Jr (01590096)|Joseph C. Pangerl Jr.]], [[Gion, Alphonse Francis (01177462)|Alphonse Francis Gion]], [[Coquelin, Hermann (32011029)|Hermann Coquelin]], [[Koslan, Emil H. (18031454)|Emil H. Koslan]], and [[Goldberg, George (36720792)|George Goldberg]]. On 20 July 1943, he was naturalized as a United States citizen in District Court in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony for Camp Ritchie soldiers reported the next day in ''The Washington Post''.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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== Technical record ==
== Technical record ==
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* 20 July 1943 — Naturalized as a U.S. citizen in District Court, Washington, D.C. (Camp Ritchie soldiers’ ceremony; reported in ''The Washington Post'', 21 July 1943)
* 11 February 1944 — IPW Team 1 attached to the 101st Airborne Division (VIII Corps).
* 11 February 1944 — IPW Team 1 attached to the 101st Airborne Division (VIII Corps).
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* [[:File:Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.pdf|Same clipping (PDF)]]
* [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)]]
* [[:File:Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.jpg|“85 Soldiers Naturalized In Court Here,” ''The Washington Post'', 21 July 1943, p. B6]] (ceremony '''20 July 1943'''; almost all from Camp Ritchie)
* Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous notes; not uploaded): ''NOTES'' entry “IPW Team 1” (8/27/2019) — Team 1 attached to 101st Airborne Division (VIII Corps), 11 February 1944
* Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous notes; not uploaded): ''NOTES'' entry “IPW Team 1” (8/27/2019) — Team 1 attached to 101st Airborne Division (VIII Corps), 11 February 1944
* 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