Schott, Howard M. (32809746)

Howard M. Schott
Personal details
Born	1923 New York
Died	2005
Nativity	United States
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32809746
Rank	Private First Class
Camp Ritchie	Class 19 (16 May – 13 July 1944)
Section	7C
Enlisted	New York City, New York
Teams	IPW 406, IPW 167, MII 496-G

Teammates

Team — IPW 406

Team — IPW 167

Team — MII 496-G

These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.

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Howard M. Schott (1923–2005) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 19 and served with IPW Team 406;167.

Biography

The international early music community lost one of its greatest advocates on 23 June 2005. Howard Schott died during a brief hospitalization just a few days after his beloved Boston Early Music Festival. Born in New York on 17 June 1923 and raised in the suburb of White Plains, Howard received early encouragement in music from his parents, both non-musicians. While at Yale, Howard majored in French, although he also found the time to study harpsichord with Ralph Kirkpatrick. Howard was drafted into the Second World War at 19 during his third year at Yale. While abroad during the war, Howard was involved with translation and prisoner interrogation and co-authored a Glossary of German administrative and political terminology. Following his war service (1943-6) Howard returned to New Haven to attend Yale Law School, where he also taught French to undergraduates and was able to resume study with Kirkpatrick. Howard passed the New York State bar examination with the highest points in the state, a distinction that won him a monetary award which he used to pay for piano lessons. The book, eventually released in 1971, was accepted,and Howard began study at Oxford in 1968. After a brief return to New York Howard moved to Boston to pursue a dual career in musicology and law.He lectured at a number of Boston schools, including New England Conservatory. Throughout his Boston years Howard was intensely engaged in the world of music, particularly early music. Howard had a remarkable memory, a knack for languages and an unforgettable way with words. The following was written by a friend of Howard, by the name of Paul Cienniwa. Upon completion of high school at 16, he was accepted by both Harvard and Yale, but chose Yale because of an interest in the harpsichord. Yale, as well as his father, insisted that he wait a year, during which he studied piano with Hans Neumann in New York.

Research notes

• http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/early_music/v033/33.4cienniwa01.pdf
• 496-G

Gallery

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  He served on the boards of numerous organizations, including the Boston Early Music Festival, the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments, the Boston Clavichord Society and the American Recorder Society

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	82
Nara ASN	32809746
Nara Name	SCHOTT HOWARD M
Nara State	23
Nara County	119
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	180243
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
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	23
Nativity.1	NEW YORK
Nara Year of Birth	23
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Education	6
Nara Civilian Occupation	992
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	70
Nara Weight (lbs)	168
Class_ASN	32809746
Class_Name	SCHOTT, Howard M.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• Class 19 (French).

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)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-30 (1 post)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Howard M. Schott for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Schott, Howard M. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HOWARD M. SCHOTT.docx)