Walter W. Horn

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Walter W. Horn
Personal details
Born	1908 Germany
Died	1995
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Protestant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	01326328
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 13 (30 October – 23 December 1943)
Section	7A (13); E (13)

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Walter W. Horn (1908–1995) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 13.

Biography

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The timeline research also records Hamburg University, PhD Architecture & Art. 8/7/1944 Returned to Camp Ritchie as 2nd Lt (ASN: 01326328).

Research notes

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Horn

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	87
Class_ASN	39136473
Class_Name	HORN, Walter W.; Horn, Walter W.
match_method	pass2_unique_name
row_source	both

Timeline

• 1/18/1908 Born in Germany. Religion: Protestant (Jewish?).
• 7/7/1943 Enlisted at San Francisco as Pvt (ASN: 39136473).
• 3/10/1944 Promoted to Cpl.
• 8/7/1944 Returned to Camp Ritchie as 2nd Lt (ASN: 01326328).
• 7/1943 Basic training with 54th FA Training Battalion.
• Assigned to MFIU-3 (60-man roster, including Major Edmund L. King).
• Started Class 13 (French).

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)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Walter W. Horn for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Horn, Walter W. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WALTER W. HORN.doc)