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Warner W. K. Katz
| Warner W. K. Katz | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1919 Oct |
| Died | 2006 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32173012 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Rank at Ritchie | Staff Sergeant |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 24 (26 October – 29 December 1944) |
| Section | 5A |
| Enlisted | Cp Upton Yaphank, New York |
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Warner W. K. Katz (1919–2006) was a United States Army Staff Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 24. Warner enlisted at Cp Upton Yaphank, New York.
Biography
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The timeline research also records After he shipped back to the States (he suffered from recurrent malaria and dengue fever), he was sent to Camp Ritchie where he graduated on Dec. Had a business career. He became a naturalized citizen in India on June 28, 1944.
Research notes
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 87 |
| Nara ASN | 32173012 |
| Nara Name | KATZ WARNER |
| Nara State | 23 |
| Nara County | 61 |
| Nara POE | 2314 |
| Nara DOE | 100941 |
| 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 | 7 |
| Term of enlistment | Enlistment for the Philippine Department |
| Defer. Date | 0 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | N1 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 19 |
| Nara Race | J |
| Nara Race Description | White not yet a citizen |
| Nara Education | 4 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 799 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 69 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 154 |
| Class_ASN | 32173012 |
| Class_Name | KATZ, Warner W. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline
- Born Oct. 12, 1919 in Bad Wildungen, a small town near Frankfurt, to Isaac and Johanna (Leopold) Katz. His father was a horse dealer and later a car dealer. (Boston Globe obit).
- Katz arrived in U.S. in 1938 (from Italy) with his older brother Julius (b. 1910?), and found employment as a sorter of (Persian Lamb) furs. He was drafted into the Army in June 1941, and served as a machine gunner and squad leader with the 182nd Infantry Division in Guadalcanal for one and a half years (Army units relieved Marines); he then volunteered....
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 Warner W. K. Katz for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Katz, Warner W. K. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WARNER KATZ.doc)