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Gunter Haimann

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Gunter Haimann
Personal details
Born1922
Died2009
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32437536
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 11 (25 August – 23 October 1943)
Section5E
EnlistedFt Jay Governors Island, New York
TeamsIPW 33, IPW 1
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Gunter Haimann (1922–2009) was a United States Army soldier who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 11, and is also associated with IPW Team 1 (101st Airborne Division / VIII Corps).

Biography[edit | edit source]

Gunter was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 11. Research notes also associate him with IPW Team 1. On 11 February 1944, IPW Team 1 was attached to the 101st Airborne Division (VIII Corps). Core Team 1 members included Joseph C. Pangerl Jr., Alphonse Francis Gion, Hermann Coquelin, Emil H. Koslan, Frederick C. Patheiger, and George Goldberg.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • IPW Team 1 roster (Gross NOTES, 8/27/2019): Pangerl; Gion; Coquelin; Kaslan [Koslan]; Patheiger; Goldberg. Others: Vidor; Frank; Haimann. Attached 101st Airborne (VIII Corps), 11 February 1944.

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 87
Nara ASN 32437536
Nara Name HAIMANN GUNTER
Nara State 23
Nara County 81
Nara POE 2327
Nara DOE 250842
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 N1
Nara Year of Birth 37
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 134
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 67
Nara Weight (lbs) 130
Class_ASN 32437536
Class_Name HAIMANN, Gunter
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 11 February 1944 — IPW Team 1 attached to the 101st Airborne Division (VIII Corps).

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous notes; not uploaded): NOTES entry “IPW Team 1” (8/27/2019) — Team 1 attached to 101st Airborne Division (VIII Corps), 11 February 1944
  • 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)