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The timeline research also records About Your Father: (A few more facts are available from his personnel cards located at the National Archives in College Park, MD. YMCA College (Pre-Pharmacy), 1 year. Worked with pharmaceutical products. He was trained to be an interrogator of German Prisoners of War and ended up as a member of a six-man IPW Team 187 assigned to the 45th Infantry Division. 4/1944 Became naturalized citizen at Camp Grant. | |||
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* 11/25/1905 Born in Germany (Kenmitz). Religion: Jewish. | |||
* 8/23/1944 Started Class 22. | |||
* 179th Infantry Regiment (downloadable) https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/34/ 180th Infantry Regiment (downloadable) https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/48/. | |||
* 1943 Drafted into Army as Pvt (ASN: 36766325). | |||
* Assigned to IPW Team 187 (Erbst; Gehrels; Bauer; Gerson; Kling). | |||
* HQ Company, 45th Infantry Division; Regiments (157th, 179th, 180th). | |||
* Medals General Orders (1.13) Did not find BM order. | |||
* Promoted to S/Sgt. | |||
* “The 179th Infantry was ordered to garrison the eastern part of Munich…the SW portion of the city was assigned to the 180th Infantry…On 2 May 1945, the Division was instructed to establish POW camps …and to guard intelligence targets …later the 157th Infantry was ordered to garrison Munich and guard targets and POW enclosures. The 179th Infantry was.... | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * 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) | * 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) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Harold J. Hilborn for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Hilborn, Harold J. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HAROLD J. HILBORN.doc) | |||
Revision as of 03:24, 31 August 2026
| Harold J. Hilborn | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1905 Germany |
| Died | 1969 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 36766325 |
| Rank | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 22 (23 August – 21 October 1944) |
| Section | 5A |
| Team | IPW 187 |
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Harold J. Hilborn (1905–1969) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 22.
Biography
Add a biography, family details, and sources. Click Edit to change this page; no account is required.
The timeline research also records About Your Father: (A few more facts are available from his personnel cards located at the National Archives in College Park, MD. YMCA College (Pre-Pharmacy), 1 year. Worked with pharmaceutical products. He was trained to be an interrogator of German Prisoners of War and ended up as a member of a six-man IPW Team 187 assigned to the 45th Infantry Division. 4/1944 Became naturalized citizen at Camp Grant.
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| Field | Imported value |
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| Approx Age at Death | 64 |
| Class_ASN | 36766325 |
| Class_Name | HILBORN, Harold J. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline
- 11/25/1905 Born in Germany (Kenmitz). Religion: Jewish.
- 8/23/1944 Started Class 22.
- 179th Infantry Regiment (downloadable) https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/34/ 180th Infantry Regiment (downloadable) https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/48/.
- 1943 Drafted into Army as Pvt (ASN: 36766325).
- Assigned to IPW Team 187 (Erbst; Gehrels; Bauer; Gerson; Kling).
- HQ Company, 45th Infantry Division; Regiments (157th, 179th, 180th).
- Medals General Orders (1.13) Did not find BM order.
- Promoted to S/Sgt.
- “The 179th Infantry was ordered to garrison the eastern part of Munich…the SW portion of the city was assigned to the 180th Infantry…On 2 May 1945, the Division was instructed to establish POW camps …and to guard intelligence targets …later the 157th Infantry was ordered to garrison Munich and guard targets and POW enclosures. The 179th Infantry was....
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 Harold J. Hilborn for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Hilborn, Harold J. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HAROLD J. HILBORN.doc)