Erich Kirchheimer
Personal details
Birth nameKirch
Born1920
Germany
Died1999
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32695603
RankColonel
Rank at RitchiePrivate
Camp RitchieClass 6 (13 March – 11 May 1943)
Section2
TeamsIPW 24, IPW 20
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Erich Kirchheimer (1920–1999) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 6.

Biography edit

Erich worked as shipping clerk.

Kirchheimer trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 6). He was assigned to IPW Team 24 attached to 1st Infantry Division (1st Army). On 6 June 1944, Kirchheimer this division was in the first wave of troops on Omaha Beach on.

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Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 79
Class_ASN 32695603
Class_Name KIRCHHEIMER, Erich
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline edit

  • Born 24 December 1920 in Germany.
  • 26 October 1943 — Promoted to S/Sgt.
  • 6 June 1944 — This division was in the first wave of troops on Omaha Beach on.
  • Assigned to IPW Team 24 attached to 1st Infantry Division (1st Army).
  • Drafted into Army as Pvt (ASN: 32695603).

Sources edit

  • 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 Erich Kirchheimer for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Kirchheimer, Erich for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ERICH KIRCHHEIMER.doc)