Wilfred T. Kietzmann

Wilfred T. Kietzmann
Personal details
Born	1914
Died	1997
Nativity	United States
Religion	Protestant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Cavalry
ASN	01031568
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 9 (21 June – 18 August 1943)
Section	5F
Teams	IPW 9, IPW 34, IPW 116, IPW 109, IPW 172

Teammates

Team — IPW 9

Team — IPW 34

Team — IPW 116

Team — IPW 109

Team — IPW 172

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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Wilfred T. Kietzmann (1914–1997) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 9 and served with IPW Team 9;34;116.

Biography

Wilfred T. Kietzmann (1914–1997) was a German-born Ritchie Boy who served overseas as master sergeant with IPW Team 34, 4th Infantry Division. Captain Walter V. Bodlander led the team into battle on D-Day, 6 June 1944. Fellow team members included M/Sgt Robert H. (33522342)|Ernest Gunzburg]], and T/5 John H. Baer.

Research notes

• Later; IPW 109 (26th ID) and IPW 172 (7th Army)

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	83
Class_ASN	31568
Class_Name	KIETZMANN, Wilfred T.
match_method	asn_partial_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 2021-05-31 (1 post)