The 3 November 1942 death date calculated for Samson is based on the assumption that he did not pass selection.
However, surviving documentation shows that Samson did pass selection and was assigned prisoner number 72730. We know that prisoner number 72730 was assigned on 3 November 1942 at Auschwitz, to a prisoner that was on Mechelen Convoy XVII, which is the transport that Samson Pimontel was …