| Robert F. Baustian | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1921 Malcom, Iowa |
| Died | February 2016 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 16126186 |
| Rank | Major |
| Rank at Ritchie | Private First Class |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 19 (16 May – 13 July 1944) |
| Section | 5C |
| Enlisted | Chicago, Illinois |
| Team | IPW 153 |
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Robert F. Baustian (born 4 June 1921) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 19 and served with IPW Team 153.
Biography
Robert attended became Opera Director at the University of Kansas. Became Opera Director at the University of Kansas. Baustian (4 June 1921 – February 2016) was born in Storm Lake, Iowa. He graduated from East High School in Sioux City in 1938 and received a Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester in 1942. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in September 1942, trained in the enlisted reserve (radar) near Chicago, entered active service at Fort Custer, Michigan, in September 1943, and completed basic training at Miami Beach. He trained as a German prisoner-of-war interrogator at Camp Ritchie and served in combat with the 4th Infantry Division and the 11th Armored Division in Germany from November 1944 to May 1945. Discharged as a technician fifth grade at Camp Grant, Illinois, in March 1946, he received the Bronze Star. He returned to Eastman for a Master of Music (1948), studied in Zurich, and conducted opera and symphony in Europe and the United States, including as assistant conductor for Gian Carlo Menotti's The Consul (1950–1951). From 1953 to 1957 he was second conductor at the Hessisches Staatstheater in Wiesbaden. He joined The Santa Fe Opera in its first season (1957) and conducted there through 1977; from 1966 to 1983 he headed conducting at Oberlin Conservatory. He died in February 2016 at age 94.
Research notes
- ASTP
- 6/4/1921-a
Gallery
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Nara ASN | 16126186 |
| Nara Name | BAUSTIAN ROBERT F |
| Nara State | 72 |
| Nara County | 169 |
| Nara POE | 6120 |
| Nara DOE | 180942 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | SC |
| Nara Branch Code | 90 |
| Branch | Signal Corps |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 0 |
| Term of enlistment | Unknown |
| Defer. Date | 3 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | 72 |
| Nativity.1 | IOWA |
| Nara Year of Birth | 21 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 8 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 992 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 71 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 145 |
| Class_ASN | 16126186 |
| Class_Name | BAUSTIAN, Robert F. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline
- 19.
- Assigned to IPW Team 153 attached to 11th Armored Division.
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)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-01-01 (1 post)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Robert F. Baustian for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Baustian, Robert F. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ROBERT F. BAUSTIAN.doc)