Soft launch: Soldier biographies and research notes vary in completeness. Prefer class-roster, NARA, newspapers, and other cited sources for contested facts — treat Research notes as leads, not settled history. Anyone can correct a page; contact us with questions.

Bert Walther Anger

From Ritchie Boys Wiki
Revision as of 20:38, 2 September 2026 by Admin (talk | contribs) (Remove narrative bleed from birth_place)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Bert Walther Anger
Personal details
Born1920
Dusseldorf, Germany
Died2013
NativityGermany
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN31266707
RankColonel
EnlistedManchester, New Hampshire
Research notes on this page are compiled from the source file and later edits. They may be unverified, incomplete, or incorrect, and should not be treated as established fact. Please correct the article or add sources on the talk page. For class-roster terms, see About the data.
Sources & confidence: Treat Research notes as leads, not settled fact. Prefer NARA, the class roster, newspapers, Find a Grave, or published histories for contested claims. Mark unsourced claims with {{Needs source}}, or explain disagreements on talk. Baseline import notes: About the data.


Bert Walther Anger (1920–2013) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Bert enlisted at Manchester, New Hampshire.

Biography

On 3 September 1920, Bert born in Dusseldorf, Germany but moved to Berlin after 1 year.

In 1938, Anger attended 42 Attended Dartmouth, graduated in 6/1942 with B. On 20 September 1943, He attended was assigned to Wyoming University as Pfc. On 11 October 1943, Anger attended was assigned to Stanford University as German language instructor.

In 1946, Anger retired with rank of Lt.

Research notes

  • Croix de Guerre
  • Bronze Star

Gallery

After you are autoconfirmed, upload a photo and add [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|caption]] here, or set |photo=Example.jpg in the infobox.

Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 93
Nara ASN 31266707
Nara Name ANGER BERT W
Nara State 14
Nara County 009
Nara POE 1480
Nara DOE 040243
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Height (inches) 71
Nara Weight (lbs) 146
row_source demographics

Timeline

  • 3 September 1920 — Born in Dusseldorf, Germany but moved to Berlin after 1 year.
  • Born 3 September 1920 in Dusseldorf, Germany but moved to Berlin after 1 year.
  • 11 October 1943 — Assigned to Stanford University as German language instructor.
  • 20 September 1943 — Assigned to Wyoming University as Pfc.
  • 4 February 1943 — Enlisted in Army in Manchester, NH. Assigned to Camp Hale, CO with 10th Mountain Div. ASN 31266707.
  • 26 January 1944 — SO 22 ordered 2nd Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company to ETO.
  • 1946 — Retired with rank of Lt.
  • 1/44 Assigned to Camp Ritchie (approx. 10 days) to join newly formed.
  • 2nd Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company. Promoted to T/3.
  • Assigned to Camp Sharpe, PA. Instructor was Hans Habe.
  • OSS (Box 18).

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 Bert Walther Anger for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Anger, Bert Walther for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: BERT ANGER.doc)