John R. Wahl
| John R. Wahl | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1913 Hans-rudolf Wahl In Barmen, Germany On |
| Died | 1993 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 38377250 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Rank at Ritchie | Technical Sergeant |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 22 (23 August – 21 October 1944) |
| Section | 5A |
| Enlisted | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Team | IPW 175 |
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John R. Wahl (1913–1993) was a United States Army Technical Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 22. John enlisted at New Orleans, Louisiana.
Biography edit
From August 1945 to March 1946, John Wahl may have served as commandant of the Hersbruck Internment Camp (a satellite of Flossenburg). He [Note: Wahl wrote in one of his letters that he is referenced in the April 16, 1945 overseas edition of Newsweek. Wahl’s name was also not found in the Personnel Rosters of 1946 for Detachment H 265, Third Military Government Regiment, HQ Company C (Box 1304).
In a Landrat report dated 21 June 1946, it was stated that the Military Government has been directed successively by Major Frank M. He more information on the family is available in the Leo Baeck Institute (Center for Jewish History) in the Marion and Max Wahl Collection and two other LBI collections. He the main source of information for the Wahl family records is the Marion and Max Wahl Collection at the Center for Jewish History (Leo Baeck Institute).
Wahl was later stationed at Nuremberg and served as part of War Crimes Investigating Team No 6832 as a civilian Interrogator-Examiner.
Mother Bertha was sent from Theresienstadt to Auschwitz where she died in October 1944.
Research notes edit
- USHMM
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Technical record edit
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 80 |
| Nara ASN | 38377250 |
| Nara Name | WAHL JOHN R |
| Nara State | 88 |
| Nara County | 71 |
| Nara POE | 8880 |
| Nara DOE | 231242 |
| 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 | 13 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 6 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 175 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 70 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 146 |
| Class_ASN | 38377250 |
| Class_Name | WAHL, John R. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline edit
- Died 1944.
- Mother Bertha was sent from Theresienstadt to Auschwitz where she died in October 1944.
- On Jan. 23, 1945, John Wahl became a member of IPW Team 175 which was initially assigned to HQ of the Third U.S. Army.
- Wahl was later stationed at Nuremberg and served as part of War Crimes Investigating Team No 6832 as a civilian Interrogator-Examiner. In July 1946, he prepared a War Crime Report certifying as to the accuracy of a translation of testimony from two Czech women who observed crimes committed in 1944 in Auschwitz. (E 2238 RG 549/290/59/29/5 Box 520). Other.
- Hans-Rudolf Wahl in Barmen, Germany on.
Sources edit
- 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 John R. Wahl for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Wahl, John R. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: JOHN R. WAHL.doc)