Goeltzer, Wolf D. (34050272)

Wolf D. Goeltzer
Personal details
Born	1914
Died	30 December 1944
Nativity	Germany
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	34050272
Rank	Sergeant
Camp Ritchie	Class 19 (16 May – 13 July 1944), 20 (19 June – 16 August 1944)
Section	5D
Enlisted	Cp Blanding, Florida
Team	IPW 120

Teammates

Team — IPW 120

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Wolf D. Goeltzer (1914 – 30 December 1944) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 19; 20 and served with IPW Team 120.

Biography

Goeltzer died on December 30, 1944, and is buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, France. Goeltzer lived 1914–1944, with nativity listed as Germany. Service notes include Camp Ritchie class 19; 20; class rank Sgt; IPW Team 120; overseas service.

Roster notes also show enlisted at Cp Blanding Florida, Hawaii; education listed as 2 years of college; civilian occupation listed as Salespersons.

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	30
Nara ASN	34050272
Nara Name	GOELTZER WOLF D
Nara State	3
Nara County	119
Nara POE	4213
Nara DOE	180341
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	6
Term of enlistment	Enlistment for the Panama Canal Department
Defer. Date	0
Nara Source	0
Nara Nativity	N1
Nara Year of Birth	14
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Education	6
Nara Civilian Occupation	175
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	67
Nara Weight (lbs)	121
Class_ASN	34050272
Class_Name	GOELTZER, Wolf D.; GOELTZER, Wolf
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Sources

• 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 2019-05-25 (1 post)