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Paul C. Guth
| Paul C. Guth | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1922 |
| Died | 2002 |
| Nativity | Austria |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32895790 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Rank at Ritchie | Private First Class |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 14 (2 December 1943 – 31 January 1944) |
| Section | 5A |
| Enlisted | New York City, New York |
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Paul C. Guth (1922–2002) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 14. Paul enlisted at New York City, New York.
Biography[edit | edit source]
After returning from Germany in 1946, Guth completed his degree at Columbia and went on to a distinguished law career in New York. Paul Guth, fluent in German and English, served as Denson's second-in-command and chief interrogator during the trials.
Research notes[edit | edit source]
- War Crimes Trial; Dachau
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Technical record[edit | edit source]
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 80 |
| Nara ASN | 32895790 |
| Nara Name | GUTH PAUL C |
| Nara State | 23 |
| Nara County | 81 |
| Nara POE | 2364 |
| Nara DOE | 240443 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | NO |
| Nara Branch Code | 2 |
| Branch | No branch assignment |
| 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 | 22 |
| Nara Race | J |
| Nara Race Description | White not yet a citizen |
| Nara Education | 8 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 992 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 22 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 116 |
| Class_ASN | 32895790 |
| Class_Name | GUTH, Paul G. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline[edit | edit source]
- About this Item: Condition: Near Fine. A small assemblage of materials from the library of Paul Guth, a Vienna-born American lawyer and former Director of the Robert Lehman Foundation, who served as "second-in-command" to chief prosecutor William Denson for the Dachau and Mauthausen trials in 1946. The collection includes an original computer-generated.
- His recall of detail more than a half century later was prodigious, insightful, and candid." Guth died suddenly on May 7, 2002, just prior to the publication of Greene's book in 2003.
Sources[edit | edit source]
- 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 Paul C. Guth for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Guth, Paul C. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: PAUL C. GUTH.doc)