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Robert L. Koehl
| Robert L. Koehl | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1922 Chicago |
| Died | 6 July 2015 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32233497 |
| Rank | Major |
| Rank at Ritchie | Private First Class |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944) |
| Section | 5B |
| Enlisted | Ft Niagara Youngstown, New York |
| Teams | IPW 108, IPW 175 |
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Robert Lewis Koehl (6 March 1922 – 6 July 2015) was an American US Army Intelligence surveyor in Nazi German-occupied Europe during World War II, author, and a Professor Emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Robert Lewis Koehl was born on 6 March 1922 in Chicago, Illinois.
Robert Lewis Koehl (6 March 1922 – 6 July 2015) was an American US Army Intelligence surveyor in Nazi German-occupied Europe during World War II, author, and a Professor Emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He subsequently taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and from 1964 until his retirement 1997 in the Department of Educational Policy Studies of University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, a department of which he was an early founder. Robert attended college at Harvard (History major).
He studied in at Harvard University, where he was admitted as member of Phi Beta Kappa society.
On 16 November 1942, Drafted into Army in Boston, MA as Pvt (ASN: 31233497).
He was trained at Camp Ritchie and was one of the Ritchie Boys.
On 8 September 1944, Became a member of IPW Team 108 assigned to Headquarters of the. Back in Harvard he acquired his Master of Arts in 1947 with the work A Prelude to the Third Reich. Koehl coined the term "neofeudalism" for the characterization of the national socialist rule, and completed an account of the history of the SS in 1983.
During World War II he interrupted his studies for the war service, serving as surveyor and interpreter for the U.S.
Research notes[edit | edit source]
- 31233497 ASTP
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Technical record[edit | edit source]
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 93 |
| Nara ASN | 32233497 |
| Nara Name | WYDER MATTHEW J |
| Nara State | 23 |
| Nara County | 37 |
| Nara POE | 2329 |
| Nara DOE | 100242 |
| 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 | 23 |
| Nativity.1 | NEW YORK |
| Nara Year of Birth | 18 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 4 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 480 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 66 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 141 |
| Class_ASN | 31233497 |
| Class_Name | KOEHL, Robert L. |
| match_method | asn_near_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline[edit | edit source]
- Born 4 March 1922 in Chicago.
- 16 November 1942 — Drafted into Army in Boston, MA as Pvt (ASN: 31233497).
- 10 June 1944 — Graduated with Class 18. Specialty: Linguist #2 IPW.
- 14 June 1944 — Promoted to T/5.
- 8 September 1944 — Became a member of IPW Team 108 assigned to Headquarters of the.
- Military Intelligence Service.
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Wikipedia: Robert Lewis Koehl
- 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 Robert L. Koehl for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Koehl, Robert L. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ROBERT L. KOEHL.doc)