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== Biography ==
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The timeline research also records College in Vienna (two years, Accounting). Worked as superintendent of rayon weaving mill (also as partner) with 78 employees. 5/1942 Served as Shipping Checker at Camp Polk as Pfc. Served as Political Policeman (Transportation) with Austrian Infantry for one year.


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== Timeline ==
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* 10/29/1909 Born in Ghymes (Vienna), Austria. Religion: Jewish.
* 4/14/1942 Drafted into Army at Fort Meade, MD as Pvt (ASN: 33181688).
* 7/21/1944 Started Class 21 (German).
* 10/4/1944 Promoted to T/3.
* 2nd Lt. Leon Weindling (1920-1999) Class 19.
* 5/1942 Served as Shipping Checker at Camp Polk as Pfc.
* Assigned to IPW Ge Team 159 attached to 75th Infantry Div.
* T/3 Alfred S. Poll (1909-1995) Class 5.
* T/5 Werner Kayem (1915-1982) Class 21.
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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 Alfred S. Poll for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Poll, Alfred S. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ALFRED S. POLL.doc)

Revision as of 04:14, 31 August 2026

Alfred S. Poll
Personal details
Born1909
Died1995
NativityAustria
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN33181688
RankTechnician Fifth Grade
Camp RitchieClass 21 (21 July – 18 September 1944)
Section5B
EnlistedFt George G Meade, Maryland
TeamsIPW 413, IPW 159
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Alfred S. Poll (1909–1995) was a United States Army Technician Fifth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 21. Alfred enlisted at Ft George G Meade, Maryland.

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 86
Nara ASN 33181688
Nara Name POLL ALFRED S
Nara State 32
Nara County 101
Nara POE 3150
Nara DOE 140442
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 N2
Nara Year of Birth 9
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 1
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 64
Nara Weight (lbs) 139
Class_ASN 33181688
Class_Name POLL, Alfred S.
match_method asn_exact_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)