Gumpertz, Werner H. (42033526)

Werner H. Gumpertz
Personal details
Born	1917
Died	1 December 2017
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	42033526
Rank	Corporal
Camp Ritchie	Class 25 (30 November 1944 – 29 January 1945)
Section	5A
Enlisted	New York City, New York

Interview Watch Werner H. Gumpertz on Newton Free Library.

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Werner H. Gumpertz (1917 – 1 December 2017) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 25.

Biography

Ritchie Boy Werner Gumpertz passed away on December 1, 2017 at age 99. This information about Werner came from the tribute written by his granddaughter, Beckie Moses, that was part of his obituary. "In 1943, Werner was drafted into the U.S. He completed his training at Camp Ritchie’s Military Intelligence Training Center. Werner went on to become an Army Intelligence Officer, serving overseas in Germany. He was later recruited by the U.S. Military Government and sent to Switzerland to identify and eliminate Nazi ideology from book publications. He led a distinguished military career and took great pride in serving his country."

Research notes

• MFIU-5
• see CR notes

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	100
Nara ASN	42033526
Nara Name	GUMPERTZ WERNER H
Nara State	97
Nara County	11
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	270843
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	NO
Nara Branch Code	2
Branch	No branch assignment
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	17
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	7
Nara Civilian Occupation	48
Nara Marital Status	1
Nara Height (inches)	0
Nara Weight (lbs)	0
Class_ASN	42033526
Class_Name	GUMPERTZ, Werner H.
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 2017-12-10 (1 post)