Werner Steinberg

Werner Steinberg
Personal details
Nativity	Hungary
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	18124914
Rank	Technician Fifth Grade
Camp Ritchie	Class 14 (2 December 1943 – 31 January 1944)
Section	5D
Team	MII 404-G

Teammates

Team — MII 404-G

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Werner Steinberg (ASN 18124914) was a Ritchie Boy (from Hungary; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 14.

Biography

"USO Gets Pup for Soldier's Girl" The article is about Ritchie Boy Werner Steinberg, who wanted to get a dog for his girlfriend back in Texas. Here's a cute article from the Washington Post, dated December 12 1943. But the Army did not allow him to purchase a dog. Read the attached picture to find out what he did!

Research notes

• Nazi Gold at Merkers mine
• 404-G
• 10/6/1910-

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Class_ASN	18124914
Class_Name	STEINBERG, Werner
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 2022-10-15 (1 post)