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Helmut Strauss

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Helmut Strauss
Personal details
Born1923
Germany
Died2017
NativityGermany
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN0555188
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 17 (11 March – 8 May 1944)
Section5C
TeamsIPW 118, MII 402-G
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Helmut Strauss (1923–2017) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 17.

Biography

Helmut studied Accounting at LSU.

On 15 October 1943, he became a naturalized citizen.

Research notes

  • Also Class 9 OB
  • 402-G

Gallery

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 94
Class_ASN 38392463
Class_Name STRAUSS, Helmut
match_method pass2_unique_name
row_source both

Timeline

  • 15 October 1943 — Became naturalized citizen.
  • 8 September 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 118 attached to MIS Headquarters.

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 Helmut Strauss for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Strauss, Helmut for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HELMUT STRAUSS.doc)