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William D. Krimer
| William D. Krimer | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1915 Petrograd |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32171318 |
| Rank | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 25 (30 November 1944 – 29 January 1945) |
| Enlisted | Cp Upton Yaphank, New York |
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William D. Krimer (born 1915) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland. William enlisted at Cp Upton Yaphank, New York.
Biography
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The timeline research also records ___ Graduated Columbia University. ___ Studied at the London School of Economics. 1921 Fled to Germany with family and grew up in Berlin.
Research notes
- Released from CIC
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Nara ASN | 32171318 |
| Nara Name | KRIMER WILLIAM D |
| Nara State | 23 |
| Nara County | 61 |
| Nara POE | 2314 |
| Nara DOE | 220841 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Term of enlistment | Unknown |
| Defer. Date | 0 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | O9 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 15 |
| Nara Race | J |
| Nara Race Description | White not yet a citizen |
| Nara Education | 8 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 134 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 73 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 174 |
| row_source | demographics |
Timeline
- 11/30/1944 Started Class 25 (specialty: German? Russian? CI? PI?).
- 1915 Born in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg), Russia. Religion: Jewish.
- Assigned to Air Force as ‘Bombardier’ and served in Pacific Area.
- ___ Inducted into the Army as Pvt (ASN: 32171318).
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 William D. Krimer for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Krimer, William D. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WILLIAM D. KRIMER.docx)