Hans Curt Bubel
| Hans Curt Bubel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Curt Bubel |
| Born | 3 October 1925 Mannheim, Germany |
| Died | 16 November 2018 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 39926772 |
| Rank | Private First Class |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 26 (3 January – 3 March 1945) |
| Section | 5A |
| Enlisted | Ft Douglas, Utah |
| Team | MII 490-G |
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Hans Curt Bubel (3 October 1925 – 16 November 2018) was a Mannheim-born Ritchie Boy (Class 26) who searched for enemy documents for the Nuremberg trials and later taught medicine in Cincinnati.
Biography edit
Hans Curt Bubel was born on 3 October 1925 in Mannheim, Germany, to Curt and Maria Bubel. The family immigrated to Salt Lake City in 1928. After high school he was drafted and trained in military intelligence at Camp Ritchie (Class 26).
He arrived in Europe on VE-Day and was assigned to a team searching for enemy documents for use at the Nuremberg trials.
After the war Bubel earned a Ph.D. at the University of Utah as a polio fellow, then spent more than thirty years in Cincinnati teaching medical students and directing research. He was a member of Sigma Xi and Alpha Omega Alpha and received the Golden Apple for teaching excellence. He died on 16 November 2018 at age 93.
Research notes edit
- Il de France
- Trained at Augers
- Utah Polio researcher moved to Cincinatti to work with Sabin
- Prof. emeritus U
- 490-G 326th GIR
Gallery edit
Technical record edit
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 93 |
| Nara ASN | 39926772 |
| Nara Name | BUBEL HANS C |
| Nara State | 96 |
| Nara County | 35 |
| Nara POE | 9629 |
| Nara DOE | 110344 |
| 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 | 25 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 4 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 992 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 0 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 0 |
| Class_ASN | 39926772 |
| Class_Name | BUBEL Hans |
| match_method | pass2_asn_last |
| row_source | both |
Timeline edit
- 3 October 1925 — Born in Mannheim.
- 1928 — Immigrated to Salt Lake City.
- Camp Ritchie Class 26 — Military intelligence training.
- VE-Day 1945 — Arrived Europe; document search for Nuremberg trials.
- Postwar — Ph.D., University of Utah; long medical teaching career in Cincinnati.
- 16 November 2018 — Died in Cincinnati, age 93.
Sources edit
- Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 December 2018 — Hans Curt Bubel obituary (RB Archive ProQuest PDF)
- 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 2022-11-28 (1 post)
- YouTube interview — Hans Curt Bubel (Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library Veterans History Project)
- Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library — Veterans History Project record
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Hans C. Bubel for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Bubel, Hans C. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HANS C. BUBEL.doc)