|
 One
of those affected by this ruling was
Fritz Josef Israel Gutmann,. who was born on 30. 4. 1921 (April 30,
1921) and raised in Nuremburg. As this record attests, his German
nationality was annulled because of the Nuremberg Laws of 1935.
Clearly having seen the writing on the wall, Fritz
immigrated to the U.S. On 28 August 1936, He arrived in New York, NY
from Hamburg, Germany aboard the SS Mansa.
 Fred
declared his intention to petition for U.S. citizenship on 30 June
1939.in the Southern District of New York.
Then on 10 October 1942 he appeared in the U.S. District Court his case
was reviewed and the petition was declined, probably due to not hiving
resided in this country for at least the requisite five years.
Fred registered for the draft in New York City, New
York on 16 February 1942 and was inducted into the Army at New York
City, NY on 25 February 1943.
On 12 March 1945 T/5
Gutman was transferred to Hq Hq, 508th PIR from Hq 82d Airborne Division
where he had served as an Interpreter.
This Jewish National Welfare Board War Record for Fred
Gutman lists his military decorations as including the Bronze Star medal,
Presidential Unit Citation (seen here as "PUC"", and the Belgian
Fourragére.
In fact, the Bronze Star
medal was awarded to him while he was with the 508th under General Order
40, Hq 82d Airborne Division. What the medal may have been awarded
for is not known but it may have been for meritorious service while
acting as
an interpreter. His home address was 700 East 178th street,
New York City, just a few blocks from the Central Park
On 29 July 1947, Fred
arrived in New York, NY from Paris, Orly Field, France aboard Air France
flight 61. His occupation was listed as "War Dept" and his home
address was again 700 East 178th street, New York City.
On 7 October 1949, Fritz,
now named Fred, departed New York, NY aboard the Queen Elizabeth bound
for Cherbourg, France with expected stay of 2 months (line 19). Note
that he reported that he had been naturalized in Spartanburg, NC on 19
June 1943. He was still residing at the same address in New York City.,
Fred died on 24 November 2000, neither
his obituary nor gravesite have been located thus far. |
