Bubel, Hans C. (39926772)

Hans C. Bubel
Personal details
Birth name	Curt
Born	3 October 1925 Mannheim, Germany
Died	2018
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Catholic
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	39926772
Rank	Private First Class
Camp Ritchie	Class 26 (3 January – 3 March 1945)
Section	5A
Enlisted	Ft Douglas, Utah
Team	MII 490-G

Interview Watch Hans C. Bubel on Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library Veterans History Project.

Teammates

Team — MII 490-G

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Hans C. Bubel (3 October 1925 – 2018) was a Ritchie Boy (born Curt; from Germany; Catholic) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 26.

Biography

. Born October 3, 1925 in Mannheim, Germany. Immigrated to Salt Lake City in 1928. Following high school he was drafted and sent to Camp Ritchie, MD for training in military intelligence. Arriving in Europe on VE Day, he was assigned to a team searching for enemy documents for use in the Nuremburg trials. Curt pursued his PhD at the University of Utah as a Polio Fellow; then came to Cincinnati where, for more than 30 years he taught medical students and directed research. He was a member of Sigma Xi and Alpha Omega Alpha, honorary medical societies. He was most proud of the Golden Apple, awarded by students for teaching excellence. He passed away Nov. 16, 2018 at the age of 93. He recorded a a video interview for the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library's "Veterans History Project". According to the information he provided to them: He served 1944-1946 in the U.S. Army and his highest rank was Sergeant. His units included 13 Airborne Divison, 326th Glider Infantry, Military Intelligence Service, 3rd Army.

Research notes

• Il de France
• Trained at Augers
• Found AP Photo collection
• Enemy Documents section war crimes trial
• Martin Bormann
• interrogated Luftwaffe General
• observer at trials for 2 days
• Utah Polio researcher moved to Cincinatti to work with Sabin
• Prof. emeritus U
• 490-G 326th GIR

Gallery

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	93
Nara ASN	39926772
Nara Name	BUBEL HANS C
Nara State	96
Nara County	35
Nara POE	9629
Nara DOE	110344
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	25
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Education	4
Nara Civilian Occupation	992
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	0
Nara Weight (lbs)	0
Class_ASN	39926772
Class_Name	BUBEL Hans
match_method	pass2_asn_last
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 2022-11-28 (1 post)
• Facebook-linked source: YouTube interview