Franz J. Vidor
Personal details
Born1919
Died2006
NativityItaly
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceCoast Artillery Corps
ASN01080756
RankSecond Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section5B
TeamsIPW 1, IPW 87, IPW 185, MII 443-G
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Franz J. Vidor (1919–2006) was a United States Army soldier who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 18, and is also associated with IPW Team 1 (101st Airborne Division / VIII Corps).

Biography edit

Franz was an Italian-born Protestant Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 18. 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

  • 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

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 87
Class_ASN 80756
Class_Name VIDOR, Franz J.
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline edit

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

Sources edit

  • 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)