Frank C. Hauser

Frank C. Hauser
Personal details
Born	1911 Austria
Died	1993
Nativity	Austria
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32417389
Rank	Private First Class
Camp Ritchie	Class 20 (19 June – 16 August 1944)
Section	5C
Enlisted	Ft Jay Governors Island, New York
Team	IPW 140

Teammates

Team — IPW 140

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Frank C. Hauser (1911–1993) was a Ritchie Boy (from Austria; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 20 and served with IPW Team 140.

Biography

Frank C. Hauser (1911–1993), born Franz Karl Hauser in Austria, emigrated to the United States, arriving from Liverpool aboard the SS Georgic on 27 March 1940, and worked as a leather belt maker. His petition for naturalization (U.S. District Court, Western District of South Carolina at Spartanburg) lists residence at enlistment as 30 Bogardus Place and confirms the name Franz Karl Hauser, also known as Frank C. Hauser. He enlisted at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, on 31 July 1942 and completed basic training at Camp Croft, South Carolina.

He served with the 61st Signal Radio Intercept Company as a radio operator before transferring to Camp Ritchie in June 1944 (class 20, German IPW). His languages included German, French, Italian, and Hungarian. He graduated on 16 August 1944 as a German document examiner, was promoted to staff sergeant on 4 September 1944, and shipped overseas via Camp Kilmer aboard the RMS Queen Mary, arriving in Scotland on 25 September 1944. He served with IPW Team 140 and was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement in ground operations during the Rhineland Campaign.

Gallery

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  Frank Hauser is on the far right of the group picture
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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	82
Nara ASN	32417389
Nara Name	HAUSER FRANK C
Nara State	23
Nara County	61
Nara POE	2327
Nara DOE	310742
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	N2
Nara Year of Birth	11
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	8
Nara Civilian Occupation	627
Nara Marital Status	2
Nara Height (inches)	64
Nara Weight (lbs)	144
Class_ASN	32417389
Class_Name	HAUSER, Frank
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 2018-03-14 (1 post)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-03-16 (3 posts)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-04-20 (1 post)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-07-04 (2 posts)