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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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The timeline research also records College in Vienna (two years, Accounting). Worked as superintendent of rayon weaving mill (also as partner) with 78 employees. 5/1942 Served as Shipping Checker at Camp Polk as Pfc. Served as Political Policeman (Transportation) with Austrian Infantry for one year.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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== Timeline ==
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* 10/29/1909 Born in Ghymes (Vienna), Austria. Religion: Jewish.
* 4/14/1942 Drafted into Army at Fort Meade, MD as Pvt (ASN: 33181688).
* 7/21/1944 Started Class 21 (German).
* 10/4/1944 Promoted to T/3.
* 2nd Lt. Leon Weindling (1920-1999) Class 19.
* 5/1942 Served as Shipping Checker at Camp Polk as Pfc.
* Assigned to IPW Ge Team 159 attached to 75th Infantry Div.
* T/3 Alfred S. Poll (1909-1995) Class 5.
* T/5 Werner Kayem (1915-1982) Class 21.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Alfred S. Poll for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Poll, Alfred S. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ALFRED S. POLL.doc)