Werner Zwigol

Werner Zwigol
Personal details
Born	11 November 1906 Germany
Died	29 January 1953
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Protestant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	36350183
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 13 (30 October – 23 December 1943)
Section	E
Enlisted	Chicago, Illinois

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Werner Zwigol (11 November 1906 – 29 January 1953) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 13.

Biography

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol - Novembrer 11 1906 - January 29 1953

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol - November 11 1906 - January 29 1953

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol, born November 11 1906 - January 29 1953

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol, born in Germany on November 11 1906 and passed away on January 29 1953.

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol, born in Germany on November 11 1906 and passed away on January 29 1953. Werner's family had an interesting story to share!

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol, born in Germany on November 11 1906 and passed away on January 29 1953. He was drafted into the Army in 1942. Werner's family had an interesting story to share about him as well.

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol, born in Germany on November 11 1906 and passed away on January 29 1953. He was drafted into the Army in 1942. He went to basic training in Werner's family had an interesting story to share about him as well.

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol, born in Germany on November 11 1906 and passed away on January 29 1953. He was drafted into the Army in 1942. He went to basic training at Fort Sill, He was later listed as an radio operator at Camp Hood. He was transferred to Camp Ritchie Werner's family had an interesting story to share about him as well.

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol, born in Germany on November 11 1906 and passed away on January 29 1953. He was drafted into the Army in 1942. He went to basic training at Fort Sill, He was later listed as an radio operator at Camp Hood. He was transferred to Camp Ritchie for Class 13. He was later transferred Werner's family had an interesting story to share about him as well.

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol, born in Germany on November 11 1906 and passed away on January 29 1953. He was drafted into the Army in 1942. He went to basic training at Fort Sill, He was later listed as an radio operator at Camp Hood. He was transferred to Camp Ritchie for Class 13. Werner's family had an interesting story to share about him as well.

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol, born in Germany on November 11 1906 and passed away on January 29 1953. He was drafted into the Army in 1942. He went to basic training at Fort Sill, He was later listed as an radio operator at Camp Hood. He was transferred to Camp Ritchie for Class 13. Attached is are a couple photos of Werner, Werner's family had an interesting story to share about him as well.

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol, born in Germany on November 11 1906 and passed away on January 29 1953. He was drafted into the Army in 1942. He went to basic training at Fort Sill, He was later listed as an radio operator at Camp Hood. He was transferred to Camp Ritchie for Class 13. Attached is are a couple photos of Werner, as well as his discharge documents. Werner's family had an interesting story to share about him as well.

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol, born in Germany on November 11 1906 and passed away on January 29 1953. He was drafted into the Army in 1942. He went to basic training at Fort Sill, He was later listed as an radio operator at Camp Hood. He was transferred to Camp Ritchie for Class 13. He Attached is are a couple photos of Werner, as well as his discharge documents. Werner's family had an interesting story to share about him as well.

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol, born in Germany on November 11 1906 and passed away on January 29 1953. He was drafted into the Army in 1942. He went to basic training at Fort Sill, He was later listed as an radio operator at Camp Hood. He was transferred to Camp Ritchie for Class 13. He earned the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with 1 Bronze Star, American Theater Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct Ribbon and the World War II Victory Medal. Attached is are a couple photos of Werner, as well as his discharge documents. Werner's family had an interesting story to share about him as well.

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol, born in Germany on November 11 1906 and passed away on January 29 1953. He was drafted into the Army in 1942. He went to basic training at Fort Sill, He was later listed as an radio operator at Camp Hood. He was transferred to Camp Ritchie for Class 13. He earned the Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 Bronze Star, American Theater Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct Ribbon and the World War II Victory Medal. Attached is are a couple photos of Werner, as well as his discharge documents. Werner's family had an interesting story to share about him as well.

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol, born in Germany on November 11 1906 and passed away on January 29 1953. He was drafted into the Army in 1942. He went to basic training at Fort Sill, He was later listed as an radio operator at Camp Hood. He was transferred to Camp Ritchie for Class 13. He earned the Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 Bronze Star, American Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct Ribbon and the World War II Victory Medal. Attached is are a couple photos of Werner, as well as his discharge documents. Werner's family had an interesting story to share about him as well.

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol, born in Germany on November 11 1906 and passed away on January 29 1953. He was drafted into the Army in 1942. He went to basic training at Fort Sill, He was later listed as an radio operator at Camp Hood. He was transferred to Camp Ritchie for Class 13. He earned the Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 Bronze Star, American Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal with 1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct Ribbon and the World War II Victory Medal. Attached is are a couple photos of Werner, as well as his discharge documents. Werner's family had an interesting story to share about him as well.

Here's some information about Ritchie Boy Werner Paul Zwigol, born in Germany on November 11 1906 and passed away on January 29 1953. He was drafted into the Army in 1942. He went to basic training at Fort Sill, He was later listed as an radio operator at Camp Hood. He was transferred to Camp Ritchie for Class 13. He earned the Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 Bronze Star, American Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal with 1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. Attached is are a couple photos of Werner, as well as his discharge documents. Werner's family had an interesting story to share about him as well. His to be wife was dating Chicago Mobster Frank Nitti, first cousin and bodyguard of Al Capone. Werner knew her from his work in the music industry and she was a lounge singer. Frank was very much married, and Frank was indicted for extorting the Hollywood film industry. The day before his scheduled grand jury appearance, Nitti committed suicide. Six days later, Werner and his "girlfriend" got married in haste and moved out of state.

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	47
Nara ASN	36350183
Nara Name	ZWIGOL WERNER
Nara State	61
Nara County	31
Nara POE	6120
Nara DOE	160642
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	BI
Nara Branch Code	0
Branch	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Nara Term or Enlistment	5
Term of enlistment	Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Defer. Date	0
Nara Source	0
Nara Nativity	N1
Nara Year of Birth	6
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Education	4
Nara Civilian Occupation	240
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	68
Nara Weight (lbs)	149
Class_ASN	36350183
Class_Name	Zwigol, Wernar
match_method	asn_exact_name_compatible
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born 11 November 1906 in Germany.
• 16 June 1942 — Drafted into Army at Chicago as Pvt (ASN: 36350183).
• February 1942 — Became naturalized U.
• 3 January 1944 — Transferred to Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Bragg, NC.
• S. citizen in Chicago.

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 2022-10-03 (19 posts)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Werner Zwigol for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Zwigol, Werner for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WERNER ZWIGOL.doc)