| Samuel Butterklee | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1919 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 2019 |
| Nativity | Austria |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Arm / service | Coast Artillery Corps |
| ASN | 01057968 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Rank at Ritchie | Second Lieutenant |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 15 (4 January – 3 March 1944) |
| Section | 5B |
| Team | MII 472-G |
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Samuel Butterklee (1919–2019) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 15.
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 100 |
| Class_ASN | 57968 |
| Class_Name | BUTTERKLEE, Samuel |
| match_method | asn_partial_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline
- 6/22/1919 Born in Vienna, Austria. Religion: Jewish. (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 4)
- 7/29/1943 Commissioned as 2nd Lt. (ASN: 01057968). (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 9)
- 7/29/1943 Commissioned as 2nd Lt. (ASN: 01057968). (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 9)
- 1/4/1944 Started Class 15 (IPW Ge). (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 13)
- 9/7/1944 [The 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division were the first. (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 20)
- 11/29/1944 Assigned as Officer in charge of MI Team 472-G attached to. (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 23)
- Sec as of 2 Dec”. 1/4/1945 “Promotion to 1st Lt.”. (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 31)
- 4/1/1945 Assigned as Officer in Charge of MI Team 475-G, consisting of. (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 32)
- 8/1943 Platoon Officer with 133rd AAA Gunnery Battalion. (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 10)
- ? 26th Infantry Division. (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 46)
- ? Second Armored Division. (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 45)
- Argentina to Cherbourg). They fought in the Battle of Lorraine, the Bulge, across Germany to Czechoslovakia]. (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 22)
- Bronze star. (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 60)
- D-Day 4th Infantry Division (17th Regiment ?). (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 44)
- Did interrogations, including Sgt who worked at Peenemunde. (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 53)
- HQ Company, 26th Infantry. Other members of MI Team 472-G:. (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 24)
- Journal entries for 26th Infantry Division in Box 7109, RG 407:. (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 29)
- Pvt (later T/5) Bohumir J. Pleva (1915-1945). (Dan Gross private research timeline; SAMUEL BUTTERKLEE - TIME LINE.doc, page unknown; paragraph 28)
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)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Samuel Butterklee for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)