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== Biography ==
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Worked as maintenance mechanic; installed, repaired and serviced.
 
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* 6/19/1941 Enlisted in Army in Kalamazoo MI as Pvt (ASN: 36157882).
* 16 December 1944 Transferred to the 99th Infantry Division.
* 2/8/1943 Started Class 5 (IPW Ge).
* 8/ /1944 Transferred to the 1st Infantry Division (one month).
* 8/18/1943 Promoted to 1st Lt.
* 12/16/1944 Transferred to the 99th Infantry Division.
* 2/15/45 Memo from Major Frank R. Burk, 12th Infantry Division gave high marks to IPW Team 16. The team landed at Normandy on D-Day, provided valuable assistance throughout the drive to Cherbourg. Interrogated over 3,000 POWs; many American lives were saved by team’s efforts to negotiate surrender of defenders of the forts at Cherbourg; then aided the 4th....
* 2nd Infantry Division.
* 2nd Infantry Division.
* 8/ /1944 Transferred to the 1st Infantry Division (one month).
* 3.
* Assigned as Officer in charge of IPW Team 16; other members:.
* 4.
* 5.
* 8.
* Assigned as Officer in charge of IPW Team 16; other members.
* Assigned as Officer in charge of MI Team 448-G.
* Assigned as Officer in charge of MI Team 448-G.
* Commissioned as 2nd Lt (ASN:01172731).
* M/Sgt Bernhard Edgarr (1921-1992) Class 4.
* Promoted to Captain.
* S/Sgt Herbert Palm (1918-1984) Class 3.
* Served with the 4th Infantry Division (“Ivy”).
* Served with the 4th Infantry Division (“Ivy”).
* T/4 Fred Lederman.
* machines for vending company (Canteen Corp).
* T/5 Paul Klingelfuss (1900-1968) Class 8.
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Revision as of 02:23, 1 September 2026

Arnold G. Albrecht
Personal details
Born1919
Died2003
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceField Artillery
ASN01172731
RankMajor
Rank at RitchieSecond Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 5 (8 February – 9 April 1943)
Section10
TeamIPW 16
Teammates
Team — IPW 16
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Arnold G. Albrecht (1919–2003) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 5.

Biography

Worked as maintenance mechanic; installed, repaired and serviced.

Research notes

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 84
Class_ASN 172731
Class_Name ALBRECHT, Arnold G.
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline

  • 16 December 1944 Transferred to the 99th Infantry Division.
  • 8/ /1944 Transferred to the 1st Infantry Division (one month).
  • 2nd Infantry Division.
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 8.
  • Assigned as Officer in charge of IPW Team 16; other members.
  • Assigned as Officer in charge of MI Team 448-G.
  • Served with the 4th Infantry Division (“Ivy”).
  • machines for vending company (Canteen Corp).

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 Arnold G. Albrecht for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Albrecht, Arnold G. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ARNOLD G. ALBRECHT.doc)
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