Werner F. Oppenheimer

Werner F. Oppenheimer
Personal details
Born	1922
Died	2012
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32875584
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 13 (30 October – 23 December 1943)
Section	5A (13); E (13)
Enlisted	New York City, New York
Team	IPW 57

Teammates

Team — IPW 57

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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Werner F. Oppenheimer (1922–2012) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 13 and served with IPW Team 57.

Biography

In the article, it is about RB Werner Oppenheimer. The article details Werner's escape from Germany, only to go back there to fight against Germany. Landon Grove with the Ritchie Museum passed along this article titled "Hitler's worst nightmare" which was published by The Jewish Star back on November 18, 2009. There are some photographs as well.

Research notes

• SEE FILE

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	90
Nara ASN	32875584
Nara Name	OPPENHEIMER WERNER F
Nara State	23
Nara County	61
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	270343
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	9
Nara Civilian Occupation	478
Nara Marital Status	1
Nara Height (inches)	23
Nara Weight (lbs)	121
Class_ASN	32875584
Class_Name	OPPENHEIMER, Werner F.; Oppenheimer, Werner F.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
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 2022-10-03 (2 posts)