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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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The timeline research also records Hamburg University, PhD Architecture & Art. 8/7/1944 Returned to Camp Ritchie as 2nd Lt (ASN: 01326328).


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== Timeline ==
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* 1/18/1908 Born in Germany. Religion: Protestant (Jewish?).
* 7/7/1943 Enlisted at San Francisco as Pvt (ASN: 39136473).
* 3/10/1944 Promoted to Cpl.
* 8/7/1944 Returned to Camp Ritchie as 2nd Lt (ASN: 01326328).
* 7/1943 Basic training with 54th FA Training Battalion.
* Assigned to MFIU-3 (60-man roster, including Major Edmund L. King).
* Started Class 13 (French).
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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* 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 Walter W. Horn for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Horn, Walter W. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WALTER W. HORN.doc)

Revision as of 03:40, 31 August 2026

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Walter W. Horn
Personal details
Born1908
Died1995
NativityGermany
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN01326328
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 13 (30 October – 23 December 1943)
Section7A (13); E (13)
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Walter W. Horn (1908–1995) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 13.

Biography

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 87
Class_ASN 39136473
Class_Name HORN, Walter W.; Horn, Walter W.
match_method pass2_unique_name
row_source both

Sources

  • 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)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)