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Erhard Dabringhaus

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Erhard Dabringhaus
Personal details
Born1917
Germany
Died1997
NativityGermany
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceField Artillery (Tank Destroyer)
ASN01821974
RankFirst Lieutenant
Rank at RitchieSecond Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943)
Section5A
TeamsIPW 37, IPW 5
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Erhard Dabringhaus (1917–1997) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 8.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Erhard worked as a salesman in Milwaukee, WI.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • CIC
  • Klaus Barbie
  • book

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 80
Class_ASN 821974
Class_Name DABRINGHAUS, Erhard
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • Born 18 April 1917 in Germany.
  • 26 February 1942 — Enlisted in Army at Fort Custer, MI as Pvt (ASN: 36173861) Basic training at Camp Claiborne, LA.
  • 16 July 1943 — Graduated with Class 8 (IPW Ge).
  • 18 August 1943 — Promoted to 1st Lt. (ASN 01821974).
  • 23 August 1943 — Flew to London as OIC IPW Team 5 attached to 1st Infantry Division.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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 Erhard Dabringhaus for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Dabringhaus, Erhard for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ERHARD DABRINGHAUS.docx)