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Homer W. Schweppe

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Homer W. Schweppe
Personal details
Born1918
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Died2008
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceCoast Artillery Corps
ASN01043782
RankFirst Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943)
Section5F
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Homer W. Schweppe (1918–2008) was a United States Army First Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 10.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Homer papers are at Gettysburg College Musselman Library.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Homer Schweppe papers

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 90
Class_ASN 43782
Class_Name SCHWEPPE, Homer W.
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • Born 6 June 1918 in Aberdeen, SD.
  • 3 June 1943 — Assigned to Faculty, Section X.
  • 20 September 1943 — ? Graduated with Class 10. Classified as IPW German.
  • Assigned to MIRS, London.
  • Regiment (AA).

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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 Homer W. Schweppe for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Schweppe, Homer W. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HOMER W.SCHWEPPE.doc)