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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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The timeline research also records ___ Graduated Columbia University. ___ Studied at the London School of Economics. 1921 Fled to Germany with family and grew up in Berlin.


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== Timeline ==
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* 11/30/1944 Started Class 25 (specialty: German? Russian? CI? PI?).
* 1915 Born in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg), Russia. Religion: Jewish.
* Assigned to Air Force as ‘Bombardier’ and served in Pacific Area.
* ___ Inducted into the Army as Pvt (ASN: 32171318).
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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 William D. Krimer for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Krimer, William D. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WILLIAM D. KRIMER.docx)

Revision as of 03:50, 31 August 2026

William D. Krimer
Personal details
Born1915
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32171318
EnlistedCp Upton Yaphank, New York
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William D. Krimer (born 1915) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland. William enlisted at Cp Upton Yaphank, New York.

Biography

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Research notes

  • Released from CIC

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Nara ASN 32171318
Nara Name KRIMER WILLIAM D
Nara State 23
Nara County 61
Nara POE 2314
Nara DOE 220841
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 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity O9
Nara Year of Birth 15
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 134
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 73
Nara Weight (lbs) 174
row_source demographics

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)