Henry Landauer

Henry Landauer
Personal details
Born	1920 Germany
Died	2016
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32655732
Rank	Major
Rank at Ritchie	Private First Class
Camp Ritchie	Class 13 (30 October – 23 December 1943)
Section	E
Enlisted	New York City, New York

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Henry Landauer (1920–2016) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 13.

Biography

On 8 June 1944, Landauer attended Shipped to Camp Myles Standish, MA for transshipment overseas. Henry attended Uniformed Services University). He worked in factory, providing supplies to workers. He at the age of six he moved to the nearby town of Crailsheim, Germany. Among the attendees were Michael R. Landauer (below left), the son of Ritchie Boy Henry Landauer; Ambassador Richard Schifter (below center), one of the original Ritchie Boys; and Bernie Lubran (below right), the main speaker whose father, Walter Lubran, was a Ritchie Boy. Field, also attended the program.

Research notes

• Nuremberg interpreter
• OB 32

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	96
Nara ASN	32655732
Nara Name	LANDAUER HENRY
Nara State	23
Nara County	81
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	41242
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	20
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	4
Nara Civilian Occupation	662
Nara Marital Status	1
Nara Height (inches)	65
Nara Weight (lbs)	167
Class_ASN	32655732
Class_Name	Landauer, Henry
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both
Census_HISTID	BE3AAFEA-B9BB-4667-BB7F-247F39B324CF
Census_State	NEW YORK
Census_Relate	Child
Census_Sex	Male
Census_Age	20
Census_BirthYear	1920
Census_Marital	Married, spouse absent
Census_Race	White
Census_BPL	453
Census_MBPL	0
Census_FBPL	0
Census_Citizen	Not a citizen, first papers
Census_Educ	Grade 12
Census_OCC	496

Timeline

• Born 1920.
• 12 April 1942 — Enlisted as Pvt (ASN 32655732).
• 23 December 1943 — Graduated with Class 13 (IPW-Ge).
• Born 17 May 2020 in Germany.
• 3/44 to 4/44 Maneuvers at Camp Hale, CO (10th Mtn Division).
• 9/43 Assigned to Camp Ritchie as Pfc.
• Assigned to OB Team 32 attached to HQ, 7th Armored Division.
• At the age of six he moved to the nearby town of Crailsheim, Germany.
• Paul Sternberg ( ) OSS.

Sources

• 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 2020-02-22 (1 post)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Henry Landauer for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Landauer, Henry for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: HENRY LANDAUER.doc, HENRY LANDAUER.docx)