Brandstetter, Frank M. (01822527)

Frank M. Brandstetter
Personal details
Born	1912
Died	2011
Nativity	Hungary
Religion	Catholic
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Cavalry
ASN	01822527
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 6 (13 March – 11 May 1943)
Section	4

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Frank M. Brandstetter (1912–2011) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 6.

Biography

From 1930 to 1941, Frank worked in hotels, including as hotel manager. He worked as a army volunteer, his command of multiple languages made him perfect for an intelligence career. He on 17 April 1945 Captain Brandstetter again entered the enemy lines as a member of a raiding party. He served as General Matthew B. He army Reservist feeding intelligence information to his “big brothers” in the Office of the Army Chief of Staff for Intelligence (ACSI) in the Pentagon, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the FBI, and the CIA. He their mutual trust and friendship would lead to another escape years later when Philippe defected from his job as a spy with the French SDECE because the KGB had infiltrated the de Gaulle government.

Research notes

• Silver Star See notes
• International hotelier
• Subject of "Brandy, Our Man in Acapulco"
• Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides (source).

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	99
Class_ASN	822527
Class_Name	BRANDSTETTER, Frank M.
match_method	asn_partial_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• March 1941 — Became U.S. citizen.
• Awarded Silver Star Medal for arranging surrender of German General Walter Model. (or for carrying out raid in enemy lines ?).
• Citation for the Silver Star Medal.

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)