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Frederick F. Kempner
| Frederick F. Kempner | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Fritz Kempner |
| Born | 1921 |
| Died | 7 January 2013 Woolwich, Maine |
| Nativity | Netherlands |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32968175 |
| Rank | Private First Class |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944) |
| Section | 5A |
| Enlisted | New York City, New York |
| Specialty | POW interrogation |
| Teams | IPW 81, IPW 151 |
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Frederick F. Kempner (1921 – 7 January 2013), known as Fritz Kempner, was a Camp Ritchie Class 18 interrogator who later taught at William Penn Charter School and lived in retirement in Maine.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Frederick F. “Fritz” Kempner was born in 1921 (Netherlands nativity on the roster) and entered the U.S. Army from New York City. He trained at Camp Ritchie with Class 18 and served with IPW teams 81 and 151.
After the war he became a long-serving faculty member at William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, teaching into the mid-1980s (retired from Penn Charter in 1986). He did volunteer work with the American Friends Service Committee, took student groups abroad, and taught briefly in England and Germany. In retirement he and his wife Natalie lived in Woolwich, Maine; in 2004 they hiked the Camino de Santiago. He died on 7 January 2013 at age 91.
Research notes[edit | edit source]
- Penn Charter classmates’ pages use Fritz; roster formal name Frederick F..
- Early-life / immigration detail beyond roster nativity not in the Penn Charter faculty notes cited below.
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Technical record[edit | edit source]
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 92 |
| Nara ASN | 32968175 |
| Nara Name | KEMPNER FREDERICK F |
| Nara State | 23 |
| Nara County | 61 |
| Nara POE | 2364 |
| Nara DOE | 110643 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | NO |
| Nara Branch Code | 2 |
| Branch | No branch assignment |
| 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 | L9 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 21 |
| Nara Race | J |
| Nara Race Description | White not yet a citizen |
| Nara Education | 6 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 992 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 66 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 294 |
| Class_ASN | 32968175 |
| Class_Name | KEMPNER, Frederick F. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline[edit | edit source]
- 1921 — Born (roster nativity: Netherlands).
- Class 18 — Camp Ritchie; IPW 81 / 151.
- Postwar – 1986 — Faculty, William Penn Charter School, Philadelphia; AFSC volunteer work; teaching visits abroad.
- 1971 — Married Natalie.
- 1986 — Retires from Penn Charter; later settles in Woolwich, Maine.
- 2004 — Hikes Camino de Santiago with Natalie.
- 7 January 2013 — Died at age 91.
Sources[edit | edit source]
- William Penn Charter Class of 1960 — Fritz Kempner faculty note / remembrances
- 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)