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Kurt Moser
| Kurt Moser | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1918 Germany to Jewish parents |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 33051115 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Rank at Ritchie | Corporal |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 4 (6 January – 6 March 1943) |
| Section | 4 |
| Enlisted | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Teams | IPW 5, IPW 10 |
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Kurt Moser (born 1918) was a United States Army Corporal who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 4. Kurt enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Biography
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The timeline research also records 5/20/43 Became naturalized citizen.
Research notes
- 8/14/1918-
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Nara ASN | 33051115 |
| Nara Name | MOSER KURT |
| Nara State | 32 |
| Nara County | 101 |
| Nara POE | 3295 |
| Nara DOE | 180441 |
| 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 | N1 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 18 |
| Nara Race | J |
| Nara Race Description | White not yet a citizen |
| Nara Education | 3 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 416 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 66 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 135 |
| Class_ASN | 33051115 |
| Class_Name | Moser, Kurt |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline
- 8/14/1918 Born in Germany to Jewish parents.
- 4/18/1941 Drafted into Army in Philadelphia as Pvt (ASN 33051115).
- 5/10/43 Note from Col. Warndof: Skill in German stenography to be utilized.
- 8/6/43 Promoted to S/Sgt.
- 2/17/44 Team 5 (Gerould, Stein, Biever, Moser, Pressburger, Penger) assigned to XIX Corps (1st Army) from MID.
- 9/22/44 S/Sgt Karl Frucht assigned to Team 5.
- 9/25/44 T/5 Victor Settelen assigned to Team 5 (from Team 112).
- 12/6/44 Pvt Walter Stone assigned to Team 5.
- 12/28/44 T/3 Rudolph Pressburger released from IPW Team 5.
- 1/1/45 2nd Lt Curtis H. Biever assigned to MII Team 414-G from IPW Team 5.
- 7/17/45 2nd Lt Morris G. Sullivan assigned to IPW Team 5.
- 8/16/45 Team 5 (Sullivan, Moser, Frucht, Settelen, Stone) assigned to XXIII Corps.
- 12/1942 As Cpl, entered Camp Ritchie; assigned to Class 4 (IPW Ge).
- 2nd Lt Walter Sears assigned to IPW Team 5.
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 Kurt Moser for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Moser, Kurt for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: KURT MOSER.doc)