Louis Ludwig Barth

Louis Ludwig Barth
Personal details
Born	1906
Died	1985
Nativity	United States
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32780277
Rank	Private First Class
Camp Ritchie	Class 9 (21 June – 18 August 1943)
Section	5E
Team	IPW 154

Teammates

Team — IPW 154

These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.

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Louis Ludwig Barth (1906–1985) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 9 and served with IPW Team 154.

Biography

Louis Ludwig Barth (1906–1985) was a U.S.-born Jewish trainee who studied at Camp Ritchie in class 9 and served with IPW Team 154. On 20 July 1943, he was naturalized as a United States citizen in District Court in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony for Camp Ritchie soldiers reported the next day in The Washington Post. He was among those named in the report, alongside William Plotnik.

Research notes

• Also: 36253112

Gallery

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  The Washington Post, 21 July 1943 — naturalization ceremony including Camp Ritchie trainees such as Louis Ludwig Barth
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  Washington Post, 21 July 1943 — naturalized 20 July 1943 (Camp Ritchie cohort ceremony, District Court, Washington, D.C.)

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	79
Class_ASN	32780277
Class_Name	BARTH, Louis L.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• 20 July 1943 — Naturalized as a U.S. citizen in District Court, Washington, D.C. (Camp Ritchie soldiers’ ceremony; reported in The Washington Post, 21 July 1943)

Sources

• Same clipping (PDF)
• The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)
• “85 Soldiers Naturalized In Court Here,” The Washington Post, 21 July 1943, p. B6 (ceremony 20 July 1943; almost all from Camp Ritchie)
• 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 2022-10-11 (1 post)