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Gustaf Coontz

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Gustaf Coontz
Personal details
Born1919
Died2013
NativityAustria
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN0925855
RankTechnician Fifth Grade
Camp RitchieClass 17 (11 March – 8 May 1944)
Section5A
TeamsIPW 122, IPW 129
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Gustaf Coontz (1919–2013) was a United States Army Technician Fifth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 17.

Biography

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Research notes

  • Also 31035114 T/5

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 94
Class_ASN 31035114
Class_Name COONTZ, Gustaf
match_method pass2_unique_name
row_source both

Sources

  • 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)