Alfred Ruer
Personal details
Born1909
Died1986
NativityAustria
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32712377
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 13 (30 October – 23 December 1943)
Section5C (13); E (13)
TeamsIPW 171, IPW 178
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Alfred Ruer (1909–1986) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 13.

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  • Named on 25 October 1947 Headquarters 7707 European Command Intelligence Center travel orders (temporary duty, confidential intelligence mission in Germany) with Fritz W. Bloch and others — travel orders scan.

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Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 77
Class_ASN 32712377; 32742377
Class_Name RUER, Alfred; Ruer, Alfred
match_method asn_exact_name_exact; asn_near_name_exact
row_source both

Sources edit

  • EUCOM Intelligence Center travel orders, 25 October 1947
  • 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)