William K. Riehl

William K. Riehl
Personal details
Born	1920 United States
Died	2021
Nativity	*
Awards	Good Conduct Medal
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	13043367
Rank	Private
Enlisted	Baltimore, Maryland

Awards and honors

Good Conduct Medal

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William K. Riehl (1920–2021) was a Ritchie Boy (from *) who trained at Camp Ritchie.

Biography

"Bill" Riehl (1920–2020) enlisted in the U.S. On 22 January 1944, William graduated from Special Class B-10. He trained at Camp Ritchie and served in counterintelligence with the Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment, Intelligence Division, Third Service Command, at Baltimore. He did not serve overseas. He received the Good Conduct Medal and a Maryland Certificate of Appreciation for his World War II service, including work on counterintelligence related to possible espionage against the U.S.

Research notes

• Check with Bernie
• 1920- A

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Nara ASN	13043367
Nara Name	RIEHL WILLIAM K
Nara State	1
Nara County	007
Nara POE	3110
Nara DOE	111241
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Height (inches)	71
Nara Weight (lbs)	154
row_source	demographics

Timeline

• Born 7 January 1920 in U.S.
• 11 December 1941 — Enlisted at Baltimore as Pvt (ASN: 13043367).
• 10 January 1944 — Started Special Class B-10 (for CIC personnel).

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)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-10-05 (3 posts)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-10-18 (1 post)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2020-11-09 (1 post)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2020-11-10 (1 post)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-02-11 (1 post)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of William K. Riehl for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Riehl, William K. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WILLIAM K. RIEHL.doc)