Henry Von Kohorn

Henry Von Kohorn
Personal details
Born	1913 Chemnitz, Germany Of Czech Father And
Died	2006
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32968349
Rank	Sergeant
Rank at Ritchie	Technician Fourth Grade
Camp Ritchie	Class 13 (30 October – 23 December 1943), 22 (23 August – 21 October 1944)
Section	E (13); 5B (13); 5A (22)
Enlisted	New York City, New York
Team	IPW 223

Teammates

Team — IPW 223

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Henry Von Kohorn (1913–2006) was a United States Army Technician Fourth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 13 and Class 22. Henry enlisted at New York City, New York.

Biography

Henry studied Chemistry at University of Manchester.

In January 1944, he attended Served with ASTP ROTC as T/4 (University of Michigan).

He 12/44 to 5/45 Performed interrogations of German POWs as member of IPW Team 223 in Prisoner of War Enclosure (PWE #1), Bourton-on-the-Hill, UK. He moved to New York City. He moved to Yokohama, Japan.

Research notes

• Class 13 5B

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	93
Nara ASN	32968349
Nara Name	VON KOHORN HENRY
Nara State	23
Nara County	61
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	110643
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	NO
Nara Branch Code	2
Branch	No branch assignment
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	N1
Nara Year of Birth	13
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	6
Nara Civilian Occupation	15
Nara Marital Status	2
Nara Height (inches)	88
Nara Weight (lbs)	204
Class_ASN	32968349
Class_Name	Von Kohorn, Henry; VON KOHORN, Henry
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born 25 October 1913 in Chemnitz, Germany of Czech father and Austrian mother.
• 11 June 1943 — Drafted into Army as Pvt (ASN 32968349).
• 28 October 1943 — Entered Camp Ritchie as T/4. Languages: German, French.
• 23 December 1943 — Non-graduate of Class 13. Released from Camp Ritchie.
• 26 August 1944 — Entered Class 22 (German).
• 21 October 1944 — Graduated Class 22 (IPW Ge/Document Examiner).
• 21 October 1944 — Promoted to S/Sgt. Assigned to DEML (Detached Enlisted Men’s List).
• January 1944 — Served with ASTP ROTC as T/4 (University of Michigan).
• Moved to New York City.
• Moved to Yokohama, Japan.

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 Henry Von Kohorn for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Von Kohorn, Henry for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HENRY VON KOHORN.doc)