Résumé

Military Service, US Army, Fort Ord, CA, 1954-1956. Beginning on 10/29/1954, Kampf served a two-year hitch with in the Tank Company, 20th Infantry Regiment at Fort Ord, CA. On 02/28/1955, Kapf served with the Army’s 63rd Infantry Regiment stationed at Ford Ord, CA.

Associate, Marquis and Stoller, Architects, San Francisco, CA, 1956- .

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects, San Francisco Chapter.

Relocation

Kampf was born on 06/12/1932 in Steffisburg, Switzerland, a city within the Administrative District of Thun and part of the Canton of Bern. He spent his first 21 years in that country, most recently residing in the town of Sigriswil located on the north shore of the Thunersee. Sigriswil was located 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Steffisburg.

On 06/18/1953, he came to New York, NY, originating in Le Havre, France, aboard the S.S. Liberté, a German-made, liner (initially called the S.S. Europa) owned after World War II by the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. His trade listed on his Swiss emigration paperwork was a Möbelschreiner, or cabinet maker.

Spouse

Peter S. Kampf wed Paretta Ann Ingram (born 03/24/1933 in Oakland, CA) on 02/27/1960 in Alameda County, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information: California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007, accessed 03/26/2020.)

The architect married Mary Webster Crowley (born c. 1935) on 04/13/1985 in Alameda County, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information: California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007, accessed 03/26/2020.) She had divorced Thomas B. Crowley on 02/10/1982. (See Ancestry.com. Source Information: California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007, accessed 03/26/2020.)

Biographical Notes

A Swiss emigration document indicated that an umlaut was originally used above the “a” in Kämpf’s last name. This was dropped when he reached the US. (See Ancestry.com. Source Information: Swiss Overseas Emigration, 1910-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008, accessed 03/26/2020.)

Kampf became a naturalized US citizen on 02/28/1955, while he served in the US Army. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index To Naturalization In The U.S. District Court For The Northern District Of California, 1852 - ca. 1989 (M1744); Microfilm Serial: M1744; Microfilm Roll: 77, accessed 03/26/2020.) According to naturalization paperwork, Kampf, at age 22, stood 5-feet, 8-inches tall and weighed 165 pounds. He had a fair Caucasian complexion, with brown hair and eyes. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: National Archives at San Francisco; San Bruno, California; NAI Number: 605504; Record Group Title: RG 21; Record Group Number: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009, accessed 03/26/2020.)