Hanns G. Kurth

Hanns G. Kurth
Personal details
Born	1916 Germany
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Protestant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Field Artillery
ASN	0467204
Rank	Captain
Rank at Ritchie	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 1 (27 July – 19 September 1942)
Specialty	IPW German
Unit / division	30th Int
Teams	IPW 42, IPW 15

Teammates

Team — IPW 42

Team — IPW 15

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Hanns G. Kurth (b. 1916) was a United States Army Captain who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 1.

Biography

Hanns attended University of Missouri (4 years, did not graduate). He worked as Junior Auditor.

Kurth trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 1). He see: “The Workhorse of the Western Front: The Story of the 30th Infantry Division”. Kurth was assigned as OIC IPW Team 15 attchd to 30th Infantry Division.

Research notes

• 117th Inf
• 1st Armd
• BS
• Appears as number 13 on the First Class photo/chart

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Class_ASN	467204
Class_Name	KURTH, Hanna G.
match_method	asn_exact_name_compatible
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born 27 November 1916 in Germany.
• 18 August 1943 — Promoted to Capt. (S.O. 230).
• January 1943 — Promoted to 1st Lt.
• Arrived at Camp Ritchie as 2nd Lt. (ASN: 0467204).
• Assigned as OIC IPW Team 15 attchd to 30th Infantry Division.
• See: “The Workhorse of the Western Front: The Story of the 30th Infantry Division”.

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)
• First Class chart (Camp Ritchie: The First Class chart)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Hanns G. Kurth for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Kurth, Hanns G. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HANNS G. KURTH.doc)