Warner W. K. Katz
| Warner W. K. Katz | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1919 Oct |
| Died | 2006 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32173012 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Rank at Ritchie | Staff Sergeant |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 24 (26 October – 29 December 1944) |
| Section | 5A |
| Enlisted | Cp Upton Yaphank, New York |
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Warner W. K. Katz (1919–2006) was a United States Army Staff Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 24. Warner enlisted at Cp Upton Yaphank, New York.
Biography edit
He worked as a had a business career. After he shipped back to the States (he suffered from recurrent malaria and dengue fever), he was sent to Camp Ritchie where he graduated on Dec. He became a naturalized citizen in India on June 28, 1944.
Research notes edit
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Technical record edit
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 87 |
| Nara ASN | 32173012 |
| Nara Name | KATZ WARNER |
| Nara State | 23 |
| Nara County | 61 |
| Nara POE | 2314 |
| Nara DOE | 100941 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | BI |
| Nara Branch Code | 0 |
| Branch | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 7 |
| Term of enlistment | Enlistment for the Philippine Department |
| Defer. Date | 0 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | N1 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 19 |
| Nara Race | J |
| Nara Race Description | White not yet a citizen |
| Nara Education | 4 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 799 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 69 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 154 |
| Class_ASN | 32173012 |
| Class_Name | KATZ, Warner W. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline edit
- Born 1919.
- Born Born Oct. 12, 1919 in Bad Wildungen, a small town near Frankfurt, to Isaac and Johanna (Leopold) Katz. His father was a horse dealer and later a car dealer. (Boston Globe obit).
- Katz arrived in U.S. in 1938 (from Italy) with his older brother Julius (b. 1910?), and found employment as a sorter of (Persian Lamb) furs. He was drafted into the Army in June 1941, and served as a machine gunner and squad leader with the 182nd Infantry Division in Guadalcanal for one and a half years (Army units relieved Marines); he then volunteered.
- He became a naturalized citizen in India on June 28, 1944.
Sources edit
- 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 Warner W. K. Katz for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Katz, Warner W. K. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WARNER KATZ.doc)