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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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The timeline research also records College at University of Wisconsin (BS, Economics). Worked as salesman for feed manufacturer. 6/1943 Served as Battery Officer with 134th AAA Gunnery Battalion, Fort Bliss, TX. 6/5/1944 Served as Officer in Charge of IPW Team 69 attached to XX Corps (Third Army). Alois Liethen is well known since he served as interpreter for Generals. 23 May 1945, he wrote. The photographs are cited in this letter as documentation of what he wrote. Liethen’s war letters are held by the Wisconsin State Historical Society Archives in Madison, Wisconsin. 1/4/1944 Entered Class 15 (IPW Ge). 11/27/1942 Enlisted in Army in Milwaukee as Pvt (ASN: 36287007). 12/10/1943 Arrived as student at Camp Ritchie. 1944 Promoted to 1st Lt. 3/3/1944 Graduated Class 15 (Officer in charge IPW Ge Team). 4/29/1944 Released from Camp Ritchie. 5/10/1944 Embarked from New York (Camp Shanks) on 26,689 ton RMS Andes. 5/18/1944 Debarked in Liverpool. 6/3/1943 Commissioned as Second Lieutenant (ASN: 01056782).


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== Timeline ==
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* 7/6/1908 Born in Appleton, WI. Religion: Catholic.
* 11/27/1942 Enlisted in Army in Milwaukee as Pvt (ASN: 36287007).
* 6/3/1943 Commissioned as Second Lieutenant (ASN: 01056782).
* 1/4/1944 Entered Class 15 (IPW Ge).
* 10/1944 Promoted to 1st Lt.
* 13 April 1945 Ohrdruf and Buchenwald Letter Page 6 Alois Joseph Liethen Born 6 July 1908 in Appleton, WI, the sixth of seven children.
* 6/1943 Served as Battery Officer with 134th AAA Gunnery Battalion, Fort Bliss, TX.
* Lt. William Malsh (1913-1994) Class 16.
* M/Sgt Kurt Wallach (1907-1998) Class 10.
* S/Sgt Kurt Kugelmann (1905-1959) Class 11.
* T/4 Alfred Reich (1923-2000) Class 13.
* T/Sgt Siegfried Bornstein (1923-2017) Class 9.
* received French Croix de Guerre medals (accepted by General.
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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 Alois J. Liethen for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Liethen, Alois J. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: ALOIS J. LIETHEN.doc, Alois Liethen - Ohrdruf letter.doc)

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Alois J. Liethen
Personal details
Born7/6/1908
Appleton, Wisconsin
Died1961
NativityUnited States
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceCoast Artillery Corps
ASN01056782
RankFirst Lieutenant
Rank at RitchieSecond Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 15 (4 January – 3 March 1944)
Section5B
TeamIPW 69
Teammates
Team — IPW 69
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Alois J. Liethen (1908–1961) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 15.

Biography

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The timeline research also records College at University of Wisconsin (BS, Economics). Worked as salesman for feed manufacturer. 6/1943 Served as Battery Officer with 134th AAA Gunnery Battalion, Fort Bliss, TX. 6/5/1944 Served as Officer in Charge of IPW Team 69 attached to XX Corps (Third Army). Alois Liethen is well known since he served as interpreter for Generals. 23 May 1945, he wrote. The photographs are cited in this letter as documentation of what he wrote. Liethen’s war letters are held by the Wisconsin State Historical Society Archives in Madison, Wisconsin. 1/4/1944 Entered Class 15 (IPW Ge). 11/27/1942 Enlisted in Army in Milwaukee as Pvt (ASN: 36287007). 12/10/1943 Arrived as student at Camp Ritchie. 1944 Promoted to 1st Lt. 3/3/1944 Graduated Class 15 (Officer in charge IPW Ge Team). 4/29/1944 Released from Camp Ritchie. 5/10/1944 Embarked from New York (Camp Shanks) on 26,689 ton RMS Andes. 5/18/1944 Debarked in Liverpool. 6/3/1943 Commissioned as Second Lieutenant (ASN: 01056782).

Research notes

  • A Hard Worker 4/5/44"Box 41"
  • to Lt. Col
  • ASTP

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 53
Class_ASN 56782
Class_Name LIETHEN, Alois J.
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline

  • 7/6/1908 Born in Appleton, WI. Religion: Catholic.
  • 11/27/1942 Enlisted in Army in Milwaukee as Pvt (ASN: 36287007).
  • 6/3/1943 Commissioned as Second Lieutenant (ASN: 01056782).
  • 1/4/1944 Entered Class 15 (IPW Ge).
  • 10/1944 Promoted to 1st Lt.
  • 13 April 1945 Ohrdruf and Buchenwald Letter Page 6 Alois Joseph Liethen Born 6 July 1908 in Appleton, WI, the sixth of seven children.
  • 6/1943 Served as Battery Officer with 134th AAA Gunnery Battalion, Fort Bliss, TX.
  • Lt. William Malsh (1913-1994) Class 16.
  • M/Sgt Kurt Wallach (1907-1998) Class 10.
  • S/Sgt Kurt Kugelmann (1905-1959) Class 11.
  • T/4 Alfred Reich (1923-2000) Class 13.
  • T/Sgt Siegfried Bornstein (1923-2017) Class 9.
  • received French Croix de Guerre medals (accepted by General.

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 Alois J. Liethen for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Liethen, Alois J. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: ALOIS J. LIETHEN.doc, Alois Liethen - Ohrdruf letter.doc)
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