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Helmut Strauss
| Helmut Strauss | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1923 Germany |
| Died | 2017 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 0555188 |
| Rank | Private First Class |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 17 (11 March – 8 May 1944) |
| Section | 5C |
| Teams | IPW 118, MII 402-G |
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Helmut Strauss (1923–2017) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 17.
Biography
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The timeline research also records Studied Accounting at LSU. 10/15/1943 Became naturalized citizen.
Research notes
- Also Class 9 OB
- 402-G
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 94 |
| Class_ASN | 38392463 |
| Class_Name | STRAUSS, Helmut |
| match_method | pass2_unique_name |
| row_source | both |
Timeline
- 3/19/1923 Born in Germany.
- 6/25/1943 Drafted in Army at Shreveport, LA as Pvt (ASN: 38392463).
- 6/12/1944 Alerted. 6/18/1944 Direct Commission as 2nd Lt. (ASN: 0555188).
- 9/8/1944 Assigned to IPW Team 118 attached to MIS Headquarters.
- ROTC as Pfc.
- Started Class 17 (German).
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)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Helmut Strauss for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Strauss, Helmut for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HELMUT STRAUSS.doc)