Robert E. Furstenthal

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Robert E. Furstenthal
Personal details
Born	1920 Austria. Jewish
Died	2016
Nativity	Austria
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	0552524
Rank	Technician
Camp Ritchie	Class 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section	5B
Teams	IPW 96, IPW 165

Teammates

Team — IPW 96

Team — IPW 165

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Robert Furstenthal served with IPW Team 96 (listed on MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224, 20 August 1944).

Biography

Robert Furstenthal served as a Second Lieutenant with IPW Team 96. 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

• Composer

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	96
Class_ASN	39088533
Class_Name	FURSTENTHAL, Robert E.
match_method	pass2_unique_name
row_source	both

Timeline

• 1920 — Born in Austria. Jewish.
• 20 August 1944 — Listed on MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 with IPW Team 96 (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 Robert E. Furstenthal for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Furstenthal, Robert E. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ROBERT FURSTENTHAL.docx)