An "Invisible" Aviator with an Illegible Dr. Degree for Rick Duiven

[Guest Rick Research]

This was filled out, quite vaguely, for the Field Artillery Regiment 23 association some time in the 1920s. But maybe it will help with first name and birth data.

Hermann Fechner

Born 7 June 1896 in Barmen, Protestant. Currently Dr.(jur?) in Barmen. Son of: Justizrat Rechtsanwalt u Clara Huth. Graduated from a Gymnasium. War Volunteer. Gefreiter in Ers Abt/FAR 23, Unteroffizier & Vizewachtmeister in FAR 92, Served in Fussartillerie Batterie 407. Middle of 1916 to Fliegertruppe (red scribble appears to say "Bombenflug.") . Leutnant (dR) der Fliegertruppe. 1919-22 Student. 08.05.22 Referendars exam. 16.02.23 Dr. Exam ........ (illegible to me!)

Awards = Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class and Observer Badge.

[speedytop]

Hi Rick,

... 8.Mai 1922 Referendarexamen, 16. Februar 1923 Dr. Examen. Augenblicklich im Assessorexamen.

1. Staatsexamen = Referendarexamen

2. Staatsexamen = Assessorexamen

Please see here (catchword Assessorexamen):

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assessorexamen

Regards

Uwe

[Rick]

This was filled out, quite vaguely, for the Field Artillery Regiment 23 association some time in the 1920s. But maybe it will help with first name and birth data.

Hermann Fechner

Born 7 June 1896 in Barmen, Protestant. Currently Dr.(jur?) in Barmen. Son of: Justizrat Rechtsanwalt u Clara Huth. Graduated from a Gymnasium. War Volunteer. Gefreiter in Ers Abt/FAR 23, Unteroffizier & Vizewachtmeister in FAR 92, Served in Fussartillerie Batterie 407. Middle of 1916 to Fliegertruppe (red scribble appears to say "Bombenflug.") . Leutnant (dR) der Fliegertruppe. 1919-22 Student. 08.05.22 Referendars exam. 16.02.23 Dr. Exam ........ (illegible to me!)

Awards = Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class and Observer Badge.

Thanks Rick. Sounds like a new name to me, I'll have to double ckeck him.

[Rick]

Hi Rick,

... 8.Mai 1922 Referendarexamen, 16. Februar 1923 Dr. Examen. Augenblicklich im Assessorexamen.

1. Staatsexamen = Referendarexamen

2. Staatsexamen = Assessorexamen

Please see here (catchword Assessorexamen):

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assessorexamen

Regards

Uwe

Thanks Uwe, that helps clear up his post-war career.

Yours, Rick

[Guest Rick Research]

"Augenblicklich im Assessorexamen"

aaaiiiiiieeeeeaaaaiiiii. I was trying to get some sort of academic specialty out of that, so my brain was refusing to see what it SAID.