Helmut Klestadt

Helmut Klestadt
Personal details
Born	1919 Germany
Died	1996
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Transportation Corps
ASN	01948489
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 25 (30 November 1944 – 29 January 1945)
Section	5B
Team	IPW 201

Teammates

Team — IPW 201

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Helmut Klestadt (1919–1996) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 25.

Biography

Helmut attended New York University. He worked as Traffic Rate Clerk and Shipping clerk.

Klestadt trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 25). He was assigned to IPW Team 201 and MFIU-5.

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	77
Class_ASN	1948489
Class_Name	KLESTADT, Helmut
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born 30 June 1919 in Germany.
• 2 June 1943 — Became naturalized U.
• Assigned to IPW Team 201 and MFIU-5.

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 Helmut Klestadt for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Klestadt, Helmut for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HELMUT KLESTADT.doc)