Klemens W. Von Klemperer

Klemens W. Von Klemperer
Personal details
Born	1916 Germany
Died	2012
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Protestant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	31296519
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Rank at Ritchie	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 6 (13 March – 11 May 1943)
Section	2
Enlisted	Boston, Massachusetts
Team	IPW 2

Teammates

Team — IPW 2

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Klemens W. Von Klemperer (1916–2012) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 6. Klemens enlisted at Boston, Massachusetts.

Biography

He worked at Berlin Document Center. Klemens attended Professor of History at Smith College (also Amherst and UMass). He worked at Columbia University Library. In September 1944, Von Klemperer moved to SHAEF HQ in Paris, serving with G-2. In 1949, Von Klemperer graduated from Harvard as PhD (History).

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	96
Nara ASN	31296519
Nara Name	VON KLEMPERER KLEMENS W
Nara State	13
Nara County	17
Nara POE	1306
Nara DOE	100243
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	5
Term of enlistment	Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Defer. Date	0
Nara Source	0
Nara Nativity	N1
Nara Year of Birth	16
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	5
Nara Civilian Occupation	992
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	71
Nara Weight (lbs)	163
Class_ASN	31296519
Class_Name	von KLEMPERER, Klemens W.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born 2 November 1916 in Germany (Protestant with Jewish ancestors).
• 10 February 1943 — Enlisted in Army in Boston as Pvt (ASN: 31296519).
• 13 March 1943 — Entered Class 6 (IPW Ge).
• 11 May 1943 — Graduated with Class 6. Classified for Maps & Documents.
• 20 May 1943 — Became naturalized U.
• 6 August 1943 — Promoted to S/Sgt.
• September 1944 — Moved to SHAEF HQ in Paris, serving with G-2.
• Assigned to SHAEF HQ in London. Reviewed POW Soldbuchs.
• Assigned to SHAEF in Frankfurt to review documents.
• Returned to U.S. on the SS Ernie Pyle.

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)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Klemens W. Von Klemperer for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Von Klemperer, Klemens W. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: KLEMENS von KLEMPERER.doc)