Hans Werner
Hans Werner
Personal details
Born1912
Died1999
NativityGermany
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32459744
RankSergeant
Camp RitchieClass 3 (2 November – 23 December 1942)
SectionI
TeamsIPW 19, MII 468-G
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Hans Werner (1912–1999) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 3 and served with IPW Team 19.

Biography edit

He later emigrated to the United States, served in the US Army as a Ritchie Boy, and went on to have a distinguished career as a menswear designed!

Research notes edit

  • Also 103rd Inf 468-G

Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 87
Class_ASN 32459744
Class_Name WERNER, Hans
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Sources edit

  • 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)
  • Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-17 (1 post)