Frederic G. Cohn

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Frederic G. Cohn
Personal details
Birth name	Corneel
Born	1922
Died	2001
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Awards	Silver Star
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	0555190
Rank	Sergeant
Camp Ritchie	Class 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section	5C
Teams	IPW 100, MII 456-G

Awards and honors

Silver Star

• Listed in By The Numbers/Awards (from Ritchie Boy Secrets by Beverley Driver Eddy).

Teammates

Team — IPW 100

Team — MII 456-G

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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Frederic G. Cohn (1922–2001) was a Ritchie Boy (born Corneel; from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18 and served with IPW Team 100.

Biography

Dan Gross, the historian for the Ritchie Boys, mentioned a book written in 1990 by Ritchie Boy Frederick G. Cohn, entitled, "Signals: Young Refugee's Flight from Germany in the Thirties." Has anyone read this book?

Research notes

• Silver Star (other FGCohn)

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	79
Class_ASN	38235306
Class_Name	COHN, Frederic G.
match_method	pass2_unique_name
row_source	both

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)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2015-02-18 (1 post)