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George Jacob Kahn

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George Jacob Kahn
Personal details
Born1922
Baden Baden, Germany
Died2018
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
AwardsBronze Star Medal
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32699127
RankCaptain
Rank at RitchiePrivate
Camp RitchieClass 6 (13 March – 11 May 1943)
Section2
TeamIPW 27
Awards and honors
Bronze Star Medal
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George Jacob Kahn (1922–2018) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 6.

Biography[edit | edit source]

In 1940, George served as cook in French Foreign Legion (Algeria).

In 1942, he attended 3 Queens College. On 11 May 1943 he graduated as S/Sgt with 6th Class (IPW-Ge).

He member of IPW Team 27 attached to 2nd Infantry Division (1st Army).

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • II-385

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 96
Class_ASN 32699127
Class_Name KAHN, George
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • Born 21 April 1922 in Baden Baden, Germany.
  • 1940 — Served as cook in French Foreign Legion (Algeria).
  • 11 May 1943 — Graduated as S/Sgt with 6th Class (IPW-Ge). Friend of Bill Hess.
  • 2/43 Assigned to Camp Ritchie.
  • Awarded Bronze Star Medal.
  • Member of IPW Team 27 attached to 2nd Infantry Division (1st Army).
  • Performed interrogations at Division HQ (Freising).

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 George Jacob Kahn for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Kahn, George Jacob for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: GEORGE J. KAHN.doc)