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Walter V. Kron
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| Walter V. Kron | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1922 Germany, Indiana |
| Died | 2015 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 31408725 |
| Rank | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 26 (3 January – 3 March 1945) |
| Section | 5B |
| Enlisted | New Haven, Connecticut |
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Walter V. Kron (1922–2015) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 26. Walter enlisted at New Haven, Connecticut.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Her father is Walter Kron, a retired lawyer born in Germany in 1922. He went back to Germany after World War II, serving as a US army interrogator of Nazi war criminals.
Research notes[edit | edit source]
- OTC;
- VIII-1231
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Technical record[edit | edit source]
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 93 |
| Nara ASN | 31408725 |
| Nara Name | KRON WALTER V |
| Nara State | 53 |
| Nara County | 57 |
| Nara POE | 1163 |
| Nara DOE | 151243 |
| 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 | 22 |
| Nara Race | J |
| Nara Race Description | White not yet a citizen |
| Nara Education | 4 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 447 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 0 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 0 |
| Class_ASN | 31408725 |
| Class_Name | KRON, Walter V. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline[edit | edit source]
- Born 1922.
- Born Her father is Walter Kron, a retired lawyer born in Germany in 1922. He is Jewish and a Holocaust survivor. In 1937 as the Nazi persecution of the Jews escalated, his parents sent him out of Germany via the Kindertransport program. He went back to Germany after World War II, serving as a US army interrogator of Nazi war criminals. In the 1990s Kron.
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 Walter V. Kron for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Kron, Walter V. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WALTER V. KRON.doc)