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== Biography ==

Frank C. Hauser (1911–1993) ~~was~~ born in Austria~~. He~~ emigrated to the United States, arriving from Liverpool aboard the SS ''Georgic'' on 27 March 1940, and worked as a leather belt maker. He enlisted at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, on 31 July 1942, completed basic training at Camp Croft, South Carolina~~, and was naturalized as a U.S. citizen at Spartanburg~~.

Frank C. Hauser (1911–1993), born Franz Karl Hauser in Austria, emigrated to the United States, arriving from Liverpool aboard the SS ''Georgic'' on 27 March 1940, and worked as a leather belt maker. His petition for naturalization (U.S. District Court, Western District of South Carolina at Spartanburg) lists residence at enlistment as 30 Bogardus Place and confirms the name Franz Karl Hauser, also known as Frank C. Hauser. He enlisted at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, on 31 July 1942 and completed basic training at Camp Croft, South Carolina.

He served with the 61st Signal Radio Intercept Company as a radio operator before transferring to Camp Ritchie in June 1944 (class 20, German IPW). His languages included German, French, Italian, and Hungarian. He graduated on 16 August 1944 as a German document examiner, was promoted to staff sergeant on 4 September 1944, and shipped overseas via Camp Kilmer aboard the RMS ''Queen Mary'', arriving in Scotland on 25 September 1944. He was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement in ground operations during the Rhineland Campaign.

He served with the 61st Signal Radio Intercept Company as a radio operator before transferring to Camp Ritchie in June 1944 (class 20, German IPW). His languages included German, French, Italian, and Hungarian. He graduated on 16 August 1944 as a German document examiner, was promoted to staff sergeant on 4 September 1944, and shipped overseas via Camp Kilmer aboard the RMS ''Queen Mary'', arriving in Scotland on 25 September 1944. He served with IPW Team 140 and was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement in ground operations during the Rhineland Campaign.

== Research notes ==

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 == Biography ==
-Frank C. Hauser (1911–1993) was born in Austria. He emigrated to the United States, arriving from Liverpool aboard the SS ''Georgic'' on 27 March 1940, and worked as a leather belt maker. He enlisted at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, on 31 July 1942, completed basic training at Camp Croft, South Carolina, and was naturalized as a U.S. citizen at Spartanburg.
+Frank C. Hauser (1911–1993), born Franz Karl Hauser in Austria, emigrated to the United States, arriving from Liverpool aboard the SS ''Georgic'' on 27 March 1940, and worked as a leather belt maker. His petition for naturalization (U.S. District Court, Western District of South Carolina at Spartanburg) lists residence at enlistment as 30 Bogardus Place and confirms the name Franz Karl Hauser, also known as Frank C. Hauser. He enlisted at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, on 31 July 1942 and completed basic training at Camp Croft, South Carolina.
-He served with the 61st Signal Radio Intercept Company as a radio operator before transferring to Camp Ritchie in June 1944 (class 20, German IPW). His languages included German, French, Italian, and Hungarian. He graduated on 16 August 1944 as a German document examiner, was promoted to staff sergeant on 4 September 1944, and shipped overseas via Camp Kilmer aboard the RMS ''Queen Mary'', arriving in Scotland on 25 September 1944. He was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement in ground operations during the Rhineland Campaign.
+He served with the 61st Signal Radio Intercept Company as a radio operator before transferring to Camp Ritchie in June 1944 (class 20, German IPW). His languages included German, French, Italian, and Hungarian. He graduated on 16 August 1944 as a German document examiner, was promoted to staff sergeant on 4 September 1944, and shipped overseas via Camp Kilmer aboard the RMS ''Queen Mary'', arriving in Scotland on 25 September 1944. He served with IPW Team 140 and was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement in ground operations during the Rhineland Campaign.
 == Research notes ==