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Henry H. Daniel

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Henry H. Daniel
Personal details
Born1915
Died1995
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN0927259
RankLieutenant Colonel
Rank at RitchiePrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 21 (21 July – 18 September 1944)
Section5A
TeamsIPW 163, MII 447-G
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Henry H. Daniel (1915–1995) was a German-born Ritchie Boy (Class 21) who retired from the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel.

Biography[edit | edit source]

From 1932 to 1933, Henry attended college in Germany (Accounting). He worked as Bookkeeper.

Henry H. Daniel was a German-born Jewish refugee who trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 21). He remained in the Army for many years and retired as a lieutenant colonel. His ashes are buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He was the uncle of fellow Ritchie Boy Werner Daniel.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Family identification (2018): related to Werner Daniel; ashes at Arlington National Cemetery


Gallery[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 80
Class_ASN 32515366
Class_Name DANIEL, Henry H.
match_method pass2_unique_name
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 14 April 1943 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen in Jacksonville, FL.
  • 21 July 1944 — Entered Class 21 (IPW Ge).
  • 18 September 1944 — Graduated Class 21 (German); Classified as Documents Examiner.
  • October 1942 — Basic training with 30th QM Company.
  • Assigned to IPW Team 163 (162?) attached to 66th Infantry Division / 12th Army Group. Membership of IPW Team 163.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • Henry Heinz Daniel — Geni profile
  • Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): HENRY DANIEL - Conversation with son Ralph.doc
  • 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 Henry H. Daniel for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Daniel, Henry H. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HENRY H. DANIEL.doc)