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== Timeline ==
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* Awarded Bronze Star medal (together with Brandstetter) for foiling German POW plot to capture London. See Louisville Courier story (from Goodell).
* Born in Germany. Religion: Protestant.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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* 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 Joseph F. Hoelzl for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Hoelzl, Joseph F. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: JOSEPH F. HOELZL.docx)

Revision as of 03:39, 31 August 2026

Joseph F. Hoelzl
Personal details
Born1901
Died1980
NativityGermany
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceField Artillery
ASN01173289
RankFirst Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 11 (25 August – 23 October 1943)
Section5C
TeamIPW 81
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Joseph F. Hoelzl (1901–1980) was a United States Army First Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 11.

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 79
Class_ASN 173289
Class_Name HOELZL, Joseph F.
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
row_source both

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)