Frederic G. Cohn

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Frederic G. Cohn
Personal details
Birth nameCorneel
Born1922
Died2001
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
AwardsSilver Star
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN0555190
RankSergeant
Camp RitchieClass 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section5C
TeamsIPW 100, MII 456-G
Awards and honors
Silver Star
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Frederic G. Cohn (1922–2001) was a Ritchie Boy (born Corneel; from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18 and served with IPW Team 100.

Biography

Dan Gross, the historian for the Ritchie Boys, mentioned a book written in 1990 by Ritchie Boy Frederick G. Cohn, entitled, "Signals: Young Refugee's Flight from Germany in the Thirties." Has anyone read this book?

Research notes

  • Silver Star (other FGCohn)
  • 456-g

Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 79
Class_ASN 38235306
Class_Name COHN, Frederic G.
match_method pass2_unique_name
row_source both

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 2015-02-18 (1 post)