| Bruno O. Rohlffs | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1920 Germany |
| Died | 2009 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 16129315 |
| Rank | Technician Fifth Grade |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 25 (30 November 1944 – 29 January 1945) |
| Section | 4B |
| Enlisted | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Bruno O. Rohlffs (1920–2009) was a United States Army soldier who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 25 and later served with the 970th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment.
Biography
Bruno O. Rohlffs was born in Germany in 1920 and later lived in Wisconsin. He enlisted in the U.S. Army at Milwaukee and trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 25).
After the war Rohlffs served with the 970th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. In November 1946 he was among twenty-one CIC special agents ordered on a sixty-day mission in the French Occupied Zone of Germany. Other Ritchie Boys named on that order included Erich Dreyfuss, Anthony Federici, Helmut Frey, Leo Grey, Wolfgang Hoffer, and Arnold Oppenheimer.
Rohlffs died in 2009.
Research notes
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 89 |
| Nara ASN | 16129315 |
| Nara Name | ROHLFFS BRUNO O |
| Nara State | 63 |
| Nara County | 117 |
| Nara POE | 6359 |
| Nara DOE | 230942 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | BI |
| Nara Branch Code | 0 |
| Branch | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| 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 | 20 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 7 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 992 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 66 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 115 |
| Class_ASN | 16129315 |
| Class_Name | ROLFFS, Bruno O. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_compatible |
| row_source | both |
Sources
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-03-08 (970th CIC French Zone mission order naming Bruno Rohlffs)
- 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 2021-03-08 (1 post)