Alfred Kupferschmidt

Alfred Kupferschmidt
Personal details
Born	1922 Germany
Died	1945
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	0552513
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Team	IPW 164

Teammates

Team — IPW 164

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Alfred Kupferschmidt (1922–1945) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland.

Biography

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The timeline research also records 7/1943 ASTP Student as Pfc at Boston University. Graduated high school in Pennsylvania. 2/25/1945 Died of wounds.

Research notes

• 505th PIR; DOW; CIB

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	23
row_source	demographics

Timeline

• 9/29/1922 Born in Germany. Religion: Jewish.
• 5/16/1944 Direct Commission as 2nd Lt. (ASN: 0552513).
• 7/1943 ASTP Student as Pfc at Boston University.
• Assigned to 82nd Airborne Division (505th PIR).
• __ Drafted into Army as Pvt: (ASN: 33584955).
• __ Started Class 16.

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 Alfred Kupferschmidt for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Kupferschmidt, Alfred for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ALFRED KUPFERSCHMIDT.doc)