Frank C. Hauser

Frank C. Hauser
Personal details
Born	4 October 1911 Austria
Died	1993
Nativity	Austria
Religion	Jewish
Awards	Bronze Star Medal
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32417389
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Rank at Ritchie	Private First Class
Camp Ritchie	Class 20 (19 June – 16 August 1944)
Section	5C
Enlisted	Ft Jay Governors Island, New York
Specialty	German document examiner; radio operator
Team	IPW 140

Awards and honors

Bronze Star Medal

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 from Liverpool aboard the SS Georgic on 27 March 1940. His naturalization petition records that he enlisted at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, on 31 July 1942, and identifies his earlier residence and civilian work as a leather belt maker.

Hauser served with the 61st Signal Radio Intercept Company as a radio operator before transferring to the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie. He completed class 20 in the German section and qualified as a German document examiner. His languages were German, French, Italian, and Hungarian. The service records show his promotion to staff sergeant and his later assignment to IPW Team 140.

He shipped overseas aboard the RMS Queen Mary and served in the European Theater. He received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement in ground operations against the enemy during the Rhineland Campaign.

The timeline research also records ___ Worked in belt factory. 11/6/1942 Naturalized as U.

Research notes

• Four service and personal-history cards are now reflected in the biography and infobox.
• A separate Bronze Star certificate documents the decoration and Rhineland Campaign service.

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

Timeline

• 10/4/1911 Born in Austria. Religion: Jewish.
• 9/4/1944 Promoted to S/Sgt.
• 7/1943 ASTP Trainee in Denver as Pfc.
• Assigned to IPW Team 140 attached to 9th Army.
• Entered Class 20 (German).
• ___ Drafted into Army as Pvt (ASN: 32417389).

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)
• 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)
• OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 1906949665993612.jpg
• OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 1775827892439124.jpg
• OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 1907097249312187.jpg
• OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 1907097262645519.jpg
• Hauser Bronze Star Medal certificate
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Frank C. Hauser for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Hauser, Frank C. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: FRANK C. HAUSER.doc)