Kurt Klein

Kurt Klein
Personal details
Born	1920
Died	2002
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32554510
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 5 (8 February – 9 April 1943)
Section	9
Enlisted	Buffalo, New York
Team	IPW 3

Teammates

Team — IPW 3

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Kurt Klein (1920–2002) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 5. Kurt enlisted at Buffalo, New York.

Biography

KURT KLEIN WALLDORF, GERMANY 5th Infantry Division Kurt Klein immigrated without his parents to the United States in 1937 to join his sister in who had fled Germany one year earlier. His brother arrived in 1938. See the full story.

Research notes

• To 2nd Lt About Face
• Civil Life

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	82
Nara ASN	32554510
Nara Name	KLEIN KURT
Nara State	23
Nara County	29
Nara POE	2309
Nara DOE	281042
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	20
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	4
Nara Civilian Occupation	444
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	66
Nara Weight (lbs)	128
Class_ASN	32554510
Class_Name	KLEIN, Kurt
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Sources

• Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
• NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
• theritchieboys.com story