John Rothman

John Rothman
Personal details
Birth name	Hans
Born	1924
Died	2019
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32782398
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943)
Section	5B
Team	IPW 61

Teammates

Team — IPW 61

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John Rothman (1924–2019) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 10.

Biography

John was a Ritchie Boy from Germany. He trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 10. On 20 July 1943, he was naturalized as a United States citizen in District Court in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony for Camp Ritchie soldiers reported the next day in The Washington Post.

Research notes

• BS

Gallery

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  Washington Post, 21 July 1943 — naturalized 20 July 1943 (Camp Ritchie cohort ceremony, District Court, Washington, D.C.)

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	95
Class_ASN	32782398
Class_Name	ROTHMANN, John
match_method	asn_exact_name_compatible
row_source	both

Timeline

• 20 July 1943 — Naturalized as a U.S. citizen in District Court, Washington, D.C. (Camp Ritchie soldiers’ ceremony; reported in The Washington Post, 21 July 1943)

Sources

• Same clipping (PDF)
• The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)
• “85 Soldiers Naturalized In Court Here,” The Washington Post, 21 July 1943, p. B6 (ceremony 20 July 1943; almost all from Camp Ritchie)
• 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)