Alfred Strauss

Alfred Strauss
Personal details
Born	1910 Germany
Died	1997
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	39296504
Rank	Corporal
Camp Ritchie	Class 27 (5 February – 5 April 1945)
Section	5A
Enlisted	Los Angeles, California

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Alfred Strauss (1910–1997) was a United States Army Corporal who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 27. Alfred enlisted at Los Angeles, California.

Biography

He thesis (2013) referring to CIC Officer Alfred Strauss in Augsburg. Alfred attended Did not graduate (“no job classification”). Worked as photographic assistant; also as salesman. Worked in photo processing field. In July 1944, As Corporal, served as photographer with Sig Sec HQ Co JBA. As a civilian, served as CIC Screening Officer in Augsburg Internment Camp (and others); SEE BELOW. Alfred Strauss was of German descent and spoke and wrote a very good (but not perfect) German.

Research notes

• No job clasification

Gallery

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	87
Nara ASN	39296504
Nara Name	STRAUSS ALFRED
Nara State	91
Nara County	37
Nara POE	9141
Nara DOE	80543
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	NO
Nara Branch Code	2
Branch	No branch assignment
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	10
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Education	1
Nara Civilian Occupation	986
Nara Marital Status	2
Nara Height (inches)	43
Nara Weight (lbs)	100
Class_ASN	39296504
Class_Name	STRAUSS, Alfred
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born 2 November 1910 in Germany (Weitheim?) (Jewish).
• 9 May 1941 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen.
• July 1944 — As Corporal, served as photographer with Sig Sec HQ Co JBA.
• 1945 — 1946? As a civilian, served as CIC Screening Officer in Augsburg Internment Camp (and others); SEE BELOW.
• 5 February 1945 — Entered Class 27 (German IPW).
• 10 February 1997 — Died (New Jersey).
• Thesis (2013) referring to CIC Officer Alfred Strauss in Augsburg.
• Married. “1 year of high school”.
• The specialty in your index shows that Alfred Strauss was a IPW which would fit, or would there be a CI acronym in case of the CIC, or could he be first IPW, then a CIC member?.

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)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Alfred Strauss for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Strauss, Alfred for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ALFRED STRAUSS.doc)