Hauser, Frank Karl (32417389): Difference between revisions

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|birth_place=Austria

|birth_date=4 October 1911

|rank_final=Staff Sergeant

|specialty=German document examiner; radio operator

|awards=Bronze Star Medal

|awards_grid=Bronze Star Medal

|awards_ribbons=Ribbon_Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.png

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== Biography ==

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~~.

[[Hauser, Frank C. (32417389)|Frank C. Hauser]] (1911–1993), born Franz Karl Hauser in Austria, emigrated to the United States from Liverpool aboard the SS ''Georgic'' on 27 March 1940. His naturalization petition records that he enlisted at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, on 31 July 1942, and identifies his earlier residence and civilian work as a leather belt maker.

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.

Hauser served with the 61st Signal Radio Intercept Company as a radio operator before transferring to the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie. He completed class 20 in the German section and qualified as a German document examiner. His languages were German, French, Italian, and Hungarian. The service records show his promotion to staff sergeant and his later assignment to IPW Team 140.

He shipped overseas aboard the RMS ''Queen Mary'' and served in the European Theater. He received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement in ground operations against the enemy during the Rhineland Campaign.

== Research notes ==

~~== Gallery ==~~

* Four service and personal-history cards are now reflected in the biography and infobox.

~~<div class="soldier~~-~~gallery">~~

* A separate Bronze Star certificate documents the decoration and Rhineland Campaign service.

~~<gallery mode="packed" heights="140px">~~

~~1775814605773786.jpg~~

~~1775815502440363.jpg~~

~~1775821509106429.jpg~~

~~1775827892439124.jpg~~

~~1814080995280480.jpg|[[Hauser, Frank C. (32417389)|Frank Hauser]] is on~~ the ~~far right of the group picture~~

~~1906949625993616.jpg~~

~~1906949665993612.jpg~~

~~1907097249312187.jpg~~

~~1907097262645519.jpg~~

~~</gallery>~~

~~</div>~~

* OCR (98%) of `1906949665993612.jpg` (gallery document) — dated 16 AUG 1944; 4 SEP 1944; 18 SEP 1944.

* ~~OCR (96%) of `1775827892439124.jpg` (NATURALIZATION, naturalization).~~

* OCR (94%) of `1907097249312187.jpg` (gallery document).

* OCR (94%) of `1907097262645519.jpg` (gallery document).

== Technical record ==

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* [[:File:1907097249312187.jpg|OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 1907097249312187.jpg]]

* [[:File:1907097262645519.jpg|OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 1907097262645519.jpg]]

* [[:File:1775821509106429.jpg|Hauser Bronze Star Medal certificate]]

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 |photo=1814080651947181.jpg
 |birth_place=Austria
+|birth_date=4 October 1911
+|rank_final=Staff Sergeant
+|specialty=German document examiner; radio operator
+|awards=Bronze Star Medal
+|awards_grid=Bronze Star Medal
+|awards_ribbons=Ribbon_Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.png
+|awards_ribbon_rows=Ribbon_Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.png
 }}
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 == Biography ==
-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.
+[[Hauser, Frank C. (32417389)|Frank C. Hauser]] (1911–1993), born Franz Karl Hauser in Austria, emigrated to the United States from Liverpool aboard the SS ''Georgic'' on 27 March 1940. His naturalization petition records that he enlisted at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, on 31 July 1942, and identifies his earlier residence and civilian work as a leather belt maker.
-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.
+Hauser served with the 61st Signal Radio Intercept Company as a radio operator before transferring to the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie. He completed class 20 in the German section and qualified as a German document examiner. His languages were German, French, Italian, and Hungarian. The service records show his promotion to staff sergeant and his later assignment to IPW Team 140.
+He shipped overseas aboard the RMS ''Queen Mary'' and served in the European Theater. He received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement in ground operations against the enemy during the Rhineland Campaign.
 == Research notes ==
-== Gallery ==
+* Four service and personal-history cards are now reflected in the biography and infobox.
-<div class="soldier-gallery">
+* A separate Bronze Star certificate documents the decoration and Rhineland Campaign service.
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="140px">
-1775814605773786.jpg
-1775815502440363.jpg
-1775821509106429.jpg
-1775827892439124.jpg
-1814080995280480.jpg|[[Hauser, Frank C. (32417389)|Frank Hauser]] is on the far right of the group picture
-1906949625993616.jpg
-1906949665993612.jpg
-1907097249312187.jpg
-1907097262645519.jpg
-</gallery>
-</div>
-* OCR (98%) of `1906949665993612.jpg` (gallery document) — dated 16 AUG 1944; 4 SEP 1944; 18 SEP 1944.
-* OCR (96%) of `1775827892439124.jpg` (NATURALIZATION, naturalization).
-* OCR (94%) of `1907097249312187.jpg` (gallery document).
-* OCR (94%) of `1907097262645519.jpg` (gallery document).
 == Technical record ==
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 * [[:File:1907097249312187.jpg|OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 1907097249312187.jpg]]
 * [[:File:1907097262645519.jpg|OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 1907097262645519.jpg]]
+* [[:File:1775821509106429.jpg|Hauser Bronze Star Medal certificate]]