Glaessner, Philip J. W. (32718832)

Philip J. W. Glaessner
Personal details
Born	1919 Switzerland
Died	2009
Nativity	Switzerland
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32718832
Rank	First Lieutenant
Rank at Ritchie	Private First Class
Camp Ritchie	Class 15 (4 January – 3 March 1944)
Section	5B
Team	IPW 54

On film Philip J. W. Glaessner appears in The Ritchie Boys (Christian Bauer, 2004).

Teammates

Team — IPW 54

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Philip J. W. Glaessner (1919–2009) was a United States Army Pfc who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 15.

Biography

Philip attended Cambridge University (BA, Economics).

In 1943, Glaessner attended Columbia University (post-graduate study in Economics). On 9 April 1943, He became a naturalized citizen. In September 1943, Glaessner attended ASTP student at University of Illinois (Pfc).

Research notes

• Ritchie Boy
• Alliance for Progress; World Bank economist
• Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ( )

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	90
Class_ASN	32718832
Class_Name	GLAESSNER, Philip J.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born 29 June 1919 in Switzerland.
• 9 April 1943 — Became naturalized citizen.
• 27 March 1944 — Transferred to DEML. Promoted to T/3.
• 3 March 1944 — Graduated Class 15 (‘German linguist’).
• Assigned to IPW Team 54 attached to VII Corps.
• Assigned to IPW Team 54 attached to VIII Corps.

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 Philip J. W. Glaessner for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Glaessner, Philip J. W. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: PHILIP J. GLAESSNER (2021).doc, PHILIP J. GLAESSNER.doc)