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Frank C. Hauser

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Frank C. Hauser
Frank C. Hauser
Personal details
Born4 October 1911
Austria
Died1993
NativityAustria
ReligionJewish
AwardsBronze Star Medal
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32417389
RankStaff Sergeant
Rank at RitchiePrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 20 (19 June – 16 August 1944)
Section5C
EnlistedFt Jay Governors Island, New York
SpecialtyGerman document examiner; radio operator
TeamIPW 140
Awards and honors
Bronze Star Medal
Teammates
Team — IPW 140
These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.
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Frank C. Hauser (1911–1993) was a Ritchie Boy (from Austria; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 20 and served with IPW Team 140.

Biography

Frank C. Hauser (1911–1993), born Franz Karl Hauser in Austria, emigrated to the United States from Liverpool aboard the SS Georgic on 27 March 1940. His naturalization petition records that he enlisted at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, on 31 July 1942, and identifies his earlier residence and civilian work as a leather belt maker.

Hauser served with the 61st Signal Radio Intercept Company as a radio operator before transferring to the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie. He completed class 20 in the German section and qualified as a German document examiner. His languages were German, French, Italian, and Hungarian. The service records show his promotion to staff sergeant and his later assignment to IPW Team 140.

He shipped overseas aboard the RMS Queen Mary and served in the European Theater. He received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement in ground operations against the enemy during the Rhineland Campaign.

Research notes

  • Four service and personal-history cards are now reflected in the biography and infobox.
  • A separate Bronze Star certificate documents the decoration and Rhineland Campaign service.

Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 82
Nara ASN 32417389
Nara Name HAUSER FRANK C
Nara State 23
Nara County 61
Nara POE 2327
Nara DOE 310742
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 5
Term of enlistment Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity N2
Nara Year of Birth 11
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 627
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 64
Nara Weight (lbs) 144
Class_ASN 32417389
Class_Name HAUSER, Frank
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Sources

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