Walter H. Hauboldt
| Walter H. Hauboldt | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1906 |
| Died | 1959 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 36252690 |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Rank at Ritchie | Corporal |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 7 (15 April – 12 June 1943) |
| Section | 4 |
| Enlisted | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Walter H. Hauboldt was a United States Army interrogator and counterintelligence specialist who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 7.
Biography edit
Walter H. Hauboldt served as an interrogator and counterintelligence specialist. He was inducted on 24 July 1942 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, completed basic military-intelligence training through October 1942, and worked with the Counter Intelligence Corps, Headquarters, Sixth Service Command, Chicago, before attachment to Camp Ritchie (Class 7).
By late 1944 he was conducting interrogations of recently released prisoners of war from the Philippines; a report dated 5 December 1944 names him as the interrogator of a repatriated POW in that series.
Research notes edit
Gallery edit
- OCR (92%) of `5721135984574942.jpg` (MILITARY RECORD, Camp Ritchie, Military Intelligence Training Center) — dated 24 July 1942 — rank mentioned: Staff Sergeant.
- Limited vitals; do not invent birth/death without stronger sources.
Technical record edit
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 53 |
| Nara ASN | 36252690 |
| Nara Name | HAUBOLDT WALTER H |
| Nara State | 63 |
| Nara County | 79 |
| Nara POE | 6359 |
| Nara DOE | 240742 |
| 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 | 63 |
| Nativity.1 | WISCONSIN |
| Nara Year of Birth | 6 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 8 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 502 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 67 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 132 |
| Class_ASN | 36252690 |
| Class_Name | HAUBOLDT, Walter H. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
| Census_HISTID | 14DE128F-1826-4BA8-B86C-EF4502671C84 |
| Census_State | WISCONSIN |
| Census_Relate | Child |
| Census_Sex | Male |
| Census_Age | 34 |
| Census_BirthYear | 1906 |
| Census_Marital | Never married/single |
| Census_Race | White |
| Census_BPL | WISCONSIN |
| Census_MBPL | 0 |
| Census_FBPL | 0 |
| Census_Educ | 4 years of college |
| Census_OCC | 995 |
Timeline edit
- 24 July 1942 — Inducted at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Through October 1942 — Basic military-intelligence training.
- Class 7 — Attached to Camp Ritchie (MITC).
- 5 December 1944 — Named as interrogator on a Philippines repatriated-POW report.
Sources edit
- Mansell POW resources RG389 report series (RB Archive note citing Hauboldt interrogation, 5 December 1944)
- Fold3 image linked from Hauboldt packet
- RB Archive Fold3 / correspondence packet for Walter H. Hauboldt
- 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 2022-09-29 (1 post)
- Facebook-linked source: mansell.com
- OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 5721135984574942.jpg