Franklin H. Copp

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Franklin H. Copp
Personal details
Born	1915
Died	1992
Nativity	United States
Religion	Protestant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	0552529
Rank	Private First Class
Camp Ritchie	Class 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section	5A
Teams	IPW 95, IPW 163, MII 440-G

Teammates

Team — IPW 95

Team — IPW 163

Team — MII 440-G

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Franklin Copp served with IPW Team 95 (listed on MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224, 20 August 1944).

Biography

Franklin Copp served as a Second Lieutenant with IPW Team 95. On 20 August 1944, MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 listed him with the team when PW interrogation teams 88–97 were relieved from the Field Interrogation Detachment and attached to G-2, Forward Echelon Communications Zone.

Research notes

• Post-war Intelligence

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	77
Class_ASN	32142158
Class_Name	COPP, Franklin H.
match_method	pass2_unique_name
row_source	both

Timeline

• Fifth Armored Division.
• 20 August 1944 — Listed on MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 with IPW Team 95 (relieved from Field Interrogation Detachment; attached G-2 Fwd Ech Com Z, APO 350).

Sources

• MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 (extract), 20 August 1944 (IPW Teams 88–97; Field Interrogation Detachment → G-2 Fwd Ech Com Z)
• 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 Franklin H. Copp for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Copp, Franklin H. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: FRANKLIN H. COPP.doc)