Joseph H. Wertheim

Joseph H. Wertheim
Personal details
Born	1921
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32815602
Rank	Private First Class
Camp Ritchie	Class 19 (16 May – 13 July 1944)
Section	5C
Enlisted	New York City, New York
Team	IPW 141

Teammates

Team — IPW 141

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Joseph H. Wertheim (born 1921) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 19 and served with IPW Team 141.

Biography

I don't know the date of this news article or where it was published. But it's gratifying to know that Ritchie Boy IPW Team 141 (Gerard Pick, Henry Wagner, Curt Shelton, Joseph Wertheim, Walter Lubran, and Victor Wolff) was part of the 84th Infantry Division that was given the nickname of the "Terror Division" and the soldiers were referred to as "Eisenhower's Hatchet Men." More about IPW 141 to follow.

The Ritchie Boys IPW Team #141 In action Spring 1945 in Europe. Victor Wolff, 19th Class SSgt Joseph Wertheim, 19th Class MSgt Walter Lubran (my late Father), 16th Class In a letter home from my Father on March 6, 1945, he wrote that, ..."even though I have not seen the 'River (ie. the Rhine),' as yet it is very close from here." He also wrote, We (IPW Team #141) will be assigned to another outfit and I have no idea when we will go...." His next letter is dated March 16, 1945 and it in he says that, "...we were just a couple of miles from the Rhine when we were ordered to move to this new unit." That unit turned out to be the 16th Armored Division which went South through Germany into Czechoslovakia where they liberated Pilzen.

Research notes

• ASTP
• 6/11/1921-A

Gallery

• 
  From left to right they are: Gerard Pick, 20th Class Captain Henry Wagner, 20th Class T3 Kurt Schimmerl (Curt Shelton), 19th Class 2nd Lt.

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Nara ASN	32815602
Nara Name	WERTHEIM JOSEPH H
Nara State	23
Nara County	61
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	250243
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	21
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	8
Nara Civilian Occupation	97
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	69
Nara Weight (lbs)	163
Class_ASN	32815602
Class_Name	WERTHEIM, Joseph H.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Sources

• Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
• 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 2017-01-16 (1 post)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2017-01-22 (1 post)