Trefousse, Hans L. (01590860)

Hans L. Trefousse
Personal details
Born	December 19, 1921 Frankfurt, Germany
Died	8 January 2010 Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Known for	Author, Historian, Professor
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Quartermaster Corps
ASN	01590860
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943)
Section	5A
Teams	IPW 33, IPW 24

Teammates

Team — IPW 33

Team — IPW 24

These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.

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Hans L. Trefousse (1921–2010) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 8 and served with IPW Team 33; 24.

Biography

Trefousse was a Ritchie Boy. Born December 18, 1921, and passed away on January 8, 2010. Attached is a magazine article, from "Military History Magazine" dated April 19, 2002 titled "Through an Interrogator’s Eyes" by Paul A. Thomsen and Joshua Spivak, who spoke with/interviewed Lt. Trefousse, who looks back on Ernest Hemingway, the liberation of Paris, and the Nazi occupation of Europe in the article. Trefousse retired from the U.S. Army in 1971, after 28 years of service. At he time the article was written, he was semi-retired, and continued to publish on military and political topics.

Research notes

• First Army
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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	89
Class_ASN	590860
Class_Name	TREFOUSSE, Hans L.
match_method	asn_partial_name_exact
row_source	both

Sources

• Wikipedia: Hans L. Trefousse
• Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
• NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-25 (1 post)