| Joseph Haas | |
|---|---|
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1922 Austria |
| Died | 1993 |
| Nativity | Austria |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32785028 |
| Rank | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 7 (15 April – 12 June 1943) |
| Section | 7 |
| Team | MII 448-G |
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Joseph Haas (1922–1993) was a Ritchie Boy (from Austria; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 7.
Biography edit
Joseph Haas was born in Austria in 1922 and grew up in Berlin. He fled to New York City in 1939 at age sixteen and became fluent in unaccented English while retaining his native German.
Drafted into the U.S. Army on 3 February 1943, Haas graduated from Camp Ritchie (Class 7) and joined Military Intelligence Team 448-G with the 99th Infantry Division. He helped collect and evaluate enemy information and supervised searches of prisoners. During twenty-four months in Europe he served in the Ardennes, Central Europe, Northern France, and Rhineland campaigns before separating from the Army on 8 February 1946.
Haas died in 1993.
Research notes edit
- Images-only packet: no new claims beyond the existing sourced profile. Facebook/book-review framing is stripped. Media need separate identity and deduplication review.
Gallery edit
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Camp Pickett group photograph (Frank J. Vetera Jr.; RB Archive) -
Camp Pickett group photograph (Frank J. Vetera Jr.; RB Archive)
Technical record edit
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 71 |
| Class_ASN | 32785028 |
| Class_Name | HAAS, Joseph |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline edit
- 1922 — Born in Austria; grew up in Berlin.
- 1939 — Fled to New York City at age sixteen.
- 3 February 1943 — Entered the U.S. Army.
- World War II — Graduated Camp Ritchie (Class 7); served with MI Team 448-G, 99th Infantry Division.
- 1944–1945 — Served in the Ardennes, Central Europe, Northern France, and Rhineland campaigns.
- 8 February 1946 — Separated from the Army.
- 1993 — Died.
Sources edit
- Joseph Haas wartime / service photograph (RB Archive)
- Joseph Haas wartime / service photograph (RB Archive)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Joseph Haas for Camp Ritchie (private research document; selected non-private findings)
- RB Archive image packet (service photographs and military-record images)
- 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 2021-05-22 (1 post)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-02-15 (1 post)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Joseph Haas for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Haas, Joseph for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: JOSEPH HAAS.docx)