Kurt Schimmerl

Kurt Schimmerl
Personal details
Birth name	Shelton
Nativity	Austria
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32708849
Rank	Private First Class
Camp Ritchie	Class 19 (16 May – 13 July 1944)
Section	5C
Team	IPW 141

Teammates

Team — IPW 141

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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Kurt Schimmerl (ASN 32708849) was a Ritchie Boy (born Shelton; from Austria) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 19 and served with IPW Team 141.

Biography

Kurt Schimmerl (also known as Curt Shelton) was an Austrian-born Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 19 and served overseas as a technician third grade with IPW Team 141. During the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 the team was attached to the 84th Infantry Division in the Ardennes; in spring 1945 it served in Europe and was later reassigned to the 16th Armored Division, which advanced through Germany into Czechoslovakia.

Research notes

• 10/17/21-A

Gallery

• 
  From left to right they are: Gerard Pick, 20th Class Captain Henry Wagner, 20th Class T3 Kurt Schimmerl (Curt Shelton), 19th Class 2nd Lt. Victor Wolff, 19th Class SSgt Joseph Wertheim, 19th Class MSgt Walter Lubran, 16th Class

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Class_ASN	32708849
Class_Name	SCHIMMERL, Kurt
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 2017-01-22 (1 post)