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Samuel Butterklee
| Samuel Butterklee | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1919 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 2019 |
| Nativity | Austria |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Awards | Bronze Star Medal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Arm / service | Coast Artillery Corps |
| ASN | 01057968 |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Rank at Ritchie | Second Lieutenant |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 15 (4 January – 3 March 1944) |
| Section | 5B |
| Specialty | German IPW; military intelligence |
| Unit / division | 26th Infantry Division (MI Teams 472-G and 475-G) |
| Team | MII 472-G |
|
| Bronze Star Medal |
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Samuel Butterklee (1919–2019) was a United States Army officer who trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 15 and served with military-intelligence teams of the 26th Infantry Division.
Biography
Studied Civil Engineering. Worked as waiter, counterman. Samuel Butterklee was born in Vienna, Austria. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant on July 29, 1943 (ASN 01057968), and served as a platoon officer with the 133rd AAA Gunnery Battalion. He began Camp Ritchie Class 15 in January 1944 and later served in military intelligence with the 26th Infantry Division. In November 1944 Butterklee became officer in charge of MI Team 472-G. He was promoted to first lieutenant in January 1945 and was later assigned as officer in charge of MI Team 475-G. The timeline places his teams with the 26th Infantry Division during the campaign across Germany and into Czechoslovakia. His documented wartime award is the Bronze Star Medal.
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 100 |
| Class_ASN | 57968 |
| Class_Name | BUTTERKLEE, Samuel |
| match_method | asn_partial_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Research notes
- 472-g
Timeline
- 1 November 1943 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen.
- 8/1943 Platoon Officer with 133rd AAA Gunnery Battalion.
- 29 November 1944 Assigned as Officer in charge of MI Team 472-G attached to.
- 7 September 1944 [The 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division were the first.
- 1 April 1945 Assigned as Officer in Charge of MI Team 475-G, consisting of.
- 15.
- ? 26th Infantry Division.
- ? Second Armored Division.
- Bronze star.
- D-Day 4th Infantry Division (17th Regiment ?).
- HQ Company, 26th Infantry. Other members of MI Team 472-G.
- Journal entries for 26th Infantry Division in Box 7109, RG 407.
- Unit went to Budovice; met Russians.
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 Samuel Butterklee for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Butterklee, Samuel for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE.doc)