Franz J. Vidor

Franz J. Vidor
Personal details
Born	1919
Died	2006
Nativity	Italy
Religion	Protestant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Coast Artillery Corps
ASN	01080756
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section	5B
Teams	IPW 1, IPW 87, IPW 185, MII 443-G

Teammates

Team — IPW 1

Team — IPW 87

Team — IPW 185

Team — MII 443-G

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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Franz J. Vidor (1919–2006) was a United States Army soldier who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 18, and is also associated with IPW Team 1 (101st Airborne Division / VIII Corps).

Biography

Franz was an Italian-born Protestant Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 18. Research notes also associate him with IPW Team 1. On 11 February 1944, IPW Team 1 was attached to the 101st Airborne Division (VIII Corps). Core Team 1 members included Joseph C. Pangerl Jr., Alphonse Francis Gion, Hermann Coquelin, Emil H. Koslan, Frederick C. Patheiger, and George Goldberg.

Research notes

• IPW Team 1 roster (Gross NOTES, 8/27/2019): Pangerl; Gion; Coquelin; Kaslan [Koslan]; Patheiger; Goldberg. Others: Vidor; Frank; Haimann. Attached 101st Airborne (VIII Corps), 11 February 1944.

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	87
Class_ASN	80756
Class_Name	VIDOR, Franz J.
match_method	asn_partial_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• 11 February 1944 — IPW Team 1 attached to the 101st Airborne Division (VIII Corps).

Sources

• Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous notes; not uploaded): NOTES entry “IPW Team 1” (8/27/2019) — Team 1 attached to 101st Airborne Division (VIII Corps), 11 February 1944
• 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)