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Hans Werner
| Hans Werner | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1912 |
| Died | 1999 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32459744 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 3 (2 November – 23 December 1942) |
| Section | I |
| Teams | IPW 19, MII 468-G |
{{Needs source}}, or explain disagreements on talk. Baseline import notes: About the data.
Hans Werner (1912–1999) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 3 and served with IPW Team 19.
Biography
Author Neal Bascomb has written a riveting story about Rene Dreyfus, a French automobile racer during the late 1930's, and his triumph over the Nazi-sponsored racing team of the Silver Arrows. What's fascinating is that on the most important race event, one of the radio listeners was Hans Werner ("John") Weitz, a Jewish youngster living in England who had recently fled Nazi Germany. He later emigrated to the United States, served in the US Army as a Ritchie Boy, and went on to have a distinguished career as a menswear designed!
Research notes
- Also 103rd Inf 468-G
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 87 |
| Class_ASN | 32459744 |
| Class_Name | WERNER, Hans |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| 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 2022-12-17 (1 post)