Mayer, Paul A. (32428055)

Paul A. Mayer
Personal details
Born	1907 Cologne, Germany
Nativity	Germany
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32428055
Rank	Private
Rank at Ritchie	Staff Sergeant
Camp Ritchie	Class 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section	5B
Enlisted	Ft Jay Governors Island, New York

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Paul A. Mayer (born 1907) was a United States Army Staff Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 16. Paul enlisted at Ft Jay Governors Island, New York.

Biography

After attending school in Cologne, Paul Mayer studied law at universities in Geneva (Switzerland), Berlin, and Cologne and became a member of the Cologne High Court (Court of Appeals). He worked as shipping clerk/expeditor. He in May 1940 the couple immigrated to the United States, where they settled in New York City. He in August 1942 Paul Mayer joined the United States Army. On 5 February 1943, he became a naturalized citizen in Jacksonville, FL.

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Nara ASN	32428055
Nara Name	MAYER PAUL A
Nara State	23
Nara County	81
Nara POE	2327
Nara DOE	140842
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	N1
Nara Year of Birth	7
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	8
Nara Civilian Occupation	74
Nara Marital Status	2
Nara Height (inches)	71
Nara Weight (lbs)	145
Class_ASN	32428055
Class_Name	MAYER, Paul A.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born Paul Adolf Mayer was born in Cologne, Germany, the son of the surgeon Ernst Mayer and his wife Elisabeth (called Lisbeth). After attending school in Cologne, Paul Mayer studied law at universities in Geneva (Switzerland), Berlin, and Cologne and became a member of the Cologne High Court (Court of Appeals). In 1933 he was forced to leave his.
• In May 1940 the couple immigrated to the United States, where they settled in New York City.
• 14 August 1942 — Drafted in Army at Fort Jay, NY as Pvt (ASN: 32428055).
• September 1942 — Basic training with MP Battalion.
• 5 February 1943 — Became naturalized citizen in Jacksonville, FL.
• 5 April 1944 — Graduated with Class 16 (German). Assistant interrogator.
• After Kristallnacht Paul Mayer fled Germany with his wife Margaret (also called Margarete or Margo) to England.

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 Paul A. Mayer for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Mayer, Paul A. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: PAUL A. MAYER.doc)