Salinger, Herman (0913812) - Revision history

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			Salinger_Herman_0913812_biographical_page.jpg\|Herman Salinger biographical sketch page (RB Archive)
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			* [[:File:Salinger_Herman_0913812_biographical_page.jpg\|Herman Salinger biographical sketch page (RB Archive)]]
	* RB Archive biographical OCR (Grinnell / wartime service sketch)		* RB Archive biographical OCR (Grinnell / wartime service sketch)
	* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59730695/herman-salinger Find a Grave — Herman Salinger]		* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59730695/herman-salinger Find a Grave — Herman Salinger]

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	'''[[Salinger, Herman (0913812)\|Herman Salinger]]''' (23 December 1905 – 22 January 1983) was a ~~Ritchie Boy (from United States)~~ who ~~trained~~ at Camp Ritchie in ~~class 6~~.		'''[[Salinger, Herman (0913812)\|Herman Salinger]]''' (23 December 1905 – 22 January 1983) was a St. Louis–born scholar and poet who taught at Camp Ritchie (Class 6) and served in G-2 with Twelfth Army Group and Seventh Army.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	He was born on December ~~23,~~ 1905 in Saint Louis, Missouri.		Herman Salinger was born on 23 December 1905 in Saint Louis, Missouri. After study at Stanford and time at the Universities of Berlin and Cologne, he taught German at Princeton (1932–1935) and completed a Ph.D. at Yale in 1937. He later taught at the University of Wisconsin before entering the Army Air Corps as a second lieutenant in 1942.

	~~Later he taught several years at~~ the ~~University~~ of ~~Wisconsin until he entered~~ the Army ~~Air Corps as 2nd Lieutenant~~ in ~~1942. After a couple of years at Leland Stanford, teaching German~~ and ~~studying for an M.A. During the four years Herman served as instructor, Ground School Headquarters., A.A~~.F.		Promoted to first lieutenant in March 1943 and to captain in October 1944, Salinger served on the staff and faculty of the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie (Class 6 era) and then in G-2 with Twelfth Army Group in Verdun and Wiesbaden and with Seventh Army headquarters in Augsburg and Heidelberg. He left active duty on 14 January 1946.

	~~He finished his work~~ at ~~Yale for~~ the Ph.~~D. Flying School, Kelly Field, Tex~~.		A published poet and translator—including Heine’s ''Germany: A Winter’s Tale'' (1944)—he taught at the University of Kansas City and then as associate professor of German at Grinnell College. He died on 22 January 1983.

	~~(1942-43); Staff and faculty, Military Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, Md.~~		== Research notes ==

	(1929) in Germanic languages, Herman spent two years divided between the Universities of Berlin and Cologne. Since 1932 and more recently also of Modern Language Teachers of the Central West, and the Reserve Officers Assoc. Of Wisconsin Press issued his "Index to the Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke " Many of his book reviews have appeared in Monatshefte and other journals, 1935-47, and articles on Heine, Grillparzer, Storm and Rilke in Modern Language Notes (June 1938, Apr.

	In 1937, after teaching German at Princeton, 1932-35. 1940); and German Ouarterly (May 1940). He was an American educator, writer, who was a Recipient Badge of Honor Poetry prize, 1942, Roanoke-Chowan (North Carolina) Poetry award, 1963.

	~~(1942), instructor and Cadet Tactical Officer, Ground Sch. 1942); Monatshefte (May 1939, May 1941, Mar. 17, 1943, to 1st Lieutenant, and Oct.~~

	(1943-45); G-2 Sec., 12th Army Group, Verdun, France and Wiesbaden, Germany; and G-2 Sec., Intelligence Operations, Seventh Army Headquarters, Augsburg and Heidelberg. 11, 1944, to Captain, in the A.C. His translation of Heine's "Germany: A Winter's Tale," a book-length poem, came out in 1944 (L B Fischer, New York) and his many translations from French and German have appeared in Fantasy, Poet-Lore, and the New Mexico Ouarterly Review, 1939-47.

	~~14, 1946, and was promoted, Mar. He has been a member of the Mod. He contributed to "Princeton Verse Between Two Wars," edited by Allen Tate.~~

	~~Herman Salinger died January 22, 1983 at age 77.~~

	~~== Research notes ==~~
	~~''No notes were in the source row. Add what you know.''~~

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			* 23 December 1905 — Born in Saint Louis, Missouri.
			* 1932–1935 — Taught German at Princeton; Ph.D. Yale 1937.
			* 1942 — Entered Army Air Corps as 2nd Lt.; Kelly Field / Lubbock instruction.
			* 1943–1945 — Staff and faculty, MITC Camp Ritchie; then G-2, Twelfth Army Group and Seventh Army.
			* 17 March 1943 / 11 October 1944 — Promoted 1st Lt.; then Captain.
			* 14 January 1946 — Left active duty.
			* 1946–1947 — University of Kansas City; then Grinnell College.
			* 22 January 1983 — Died.
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* RB Archive biographical OCR (Grinnell / wartime service sketch)
			* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59730695/herman-salinger Find a Grave — Herman Salinger]
			* [https://prabook.com/web/herman.salinger/1048266 Prabook — Herman Salinger]
	* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data		* 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		* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records

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 == Biography ==
-. After a couple of years at Leland Stanford, teaching German and studying for an M.A. (1929) in Germanic languages, Herman spent two years divided between the Universities of Berlin and Cologne. During the four years Herman served as instructor, Ground School Headquarters., A.A.F. Herman Salinger died January 22, 1983 at age 77. He has been a member of the Mod. since 1932 and more recently also of Modern Language Teachers of the Central West, and the Reserve Officers Assoc. He was born on December 23, 1905 in Saint Louis, Missouri. He was an American educator, writer, who was a Recipient Badge of Honor Poetry prize, 1942, Roanoke-Chowan (North Carolina) Poetry award, 1963. He finished his work at Yale for the Ph.D. in 1937, after teaching German at Princeton, 1932-35. Later he taught several years at the University of Wisconsin until he entered the Army Air Corps as 2nd Lieutenant in 1942. He stayed in until Jan. 14, 1946, and was promoted, Mar. 17, 1943, to 1st Lieutenant, and Oct. 11, 1944, to Captain, in the A.C. Flying School, Kelly Field, Tex. (1942), instructor and Cadet Tactical Officer, Ground Sch. (1942-43); Staff and faculty, Military Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, Md. (1943-45); G-2 Sec., 12th Army Group, Verdun, France and Wiesbaden, Germany; and G-2 Sec., Intelligence Operations, Seventh Army Headquarters, Augsburg and Heidelberg. He contributed to "Princeton Verse Between Two Wars," edited by Allen Tate. His translation of Heine's "Germany: A Winter's Tale," a book-length poem, came out in 1944 (L B Fischer, New York) and his many translations from French and German have appeared in Fantasy, Poet-Lore, and the New Mexico Ouarterly Review, 1939-47. In 1942 the Univ. of Wisconsin Press issued his "Index to the Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke " Many of his book reviews have appeared in Monatshefte and other journals, 1935-47, and articles on Heine, Grillparzer, Storm and Rilke in Modern Language Notes (June 1938, Apr. 1942); Monatshefte (May 1939, May 1941, Mar. 1940); and German Ouarterly (May 1940).
+He was born on December 23, 1905 in Saint Louis, Missouri.
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	* Camp Ritchie ~~class roster~~ (~~classes~~ 1–31), ~~merged~~ research ~~file~~		* 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)		* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
	* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-29 (1 post)		* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-29 (1 post)

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	~~Herman Salinger was a Ritchie Boy~~. After a couple of years at Leland Stanford, teaching German and studying for an M.A. (1929) in Germanic languages, Herman spent two years divided between the Universities of Berlin and Cologne. During the four years Herman served as instructor, Ground School Headquarters., A.A.F. He has been a member of the Mod. since 1932 and more recently also of Modern Language Teachers of the Central West, and the Reserve Officers Assoc~~. Herman Salinger died January 22, 1983 at age 77~~. He was born on December 23, 1905 in Saint Louis, Missouri. He was an American educator, writer, who was a Recipient Badge of Honor Poetry prize, 1942, Roanoke-Chowan (North Carolina) Poetry award, 1963. He finished his work at Yale for the Ph.D. in 1937, after teaching German at Princeton, 1932-35. Later he taught several years at the University of Wisconsin until he entered the Army Air Corps as 2nd Lieutenant in 1942. He stayed in until Jan. 14, 1946, and was promoted, Mar. 17, 1943, to 1st Lieutenant, and Oct. 11, 1944, to Captain, in the A.C. Flying School, Kelly Field, Tex. (1942), instructor and Cadet Tactical Officer, Ground Sch. (1942-43); Staff and faculty, Military Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, Md. (1943-45); G-2 Sec., 12th Army Group, Verdun, France and Wiesbaden, Germany; and G-2 Sec., Intelligence Operations, Seventh Army Headquarters, Augsburg and Heidelberg. He contributed to "Princeton Verse Between Two Wars," edited by Allen Tate. His translation of Heine's "Germany: A Winter's Tale," a book-length poem, came out in 1944 (L B Fischer, New York) and his many translations from French and German have appeared in Fantasy, Poet-Lore, and the New Mexico Ouarterly Review, 1939-47. In 1942 the Univ. of Wisconsin Press issued his "Index to the Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke " Many of his book reviews have appeared in Monatshefte and other journals, 1935-47, and articles on Heine, Grillparzer, Storm and Rilke in Modern Language Notes (June 1938, Apr. 1942); Monatshefte (May 1939, May 1941, Mar. 1940); and German Ouarterly (May 1940)~~. For a year he was a contributor to and assoc. editor of The University of Kansas City Review, and from May 1946 to June 1947 Asst. of Foreign Languages and Literatures en the University~~.		. After a couple of years at Leland Stanford, teaching German and studying for an M.A. (1929) in Germanic languages, Herman spent two years divided between the Universities of Berlin and Cologne. During the four years Herman served as instructor, Ground School Headquarters., A.A.F. Herman Salinger died January 22, 1983 at age 77. He has been a member of the Mod. since 1932 and more recently also of Modern Language Teachers of the Central West, and the Reserve Officers Assoc. He was born on December 23, 1905 in Saint Louis, Missouri. He was an American educator, writer, who was a Recipient Badge of Honor Poetry prize, 1942, Roanoke-Chowan (North Carolina) Poetry award, 1963. He finished his work at Yale for the Ph.D. in 1937, after teaching German at Princeton, 1932-35. Later he taught several years at the University of Wisconsin until he entered the Army Air Corps as 2nd Lieutenant in 1942. He stayed in until Jan. 14, 1946, and was promoted, Mar. 17, 1943, to 1st Lieutenant, and Oct. 11, 1944, to Captain, in the A.C. Flying School, Kelly Field, Tex. (1942), instructor and Cadet Tactical Officer, Ground Sch. (1942-43); Staff and faculty, Military Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, Md. (1943-45); G-2 Sec., 12th Army Group, Verdun, France and Wiesbaden, Germany; and G-2 Sec., Intelligence Operations, Seventh Army Headquarters, Augsburg and Heidelberg. He contributed to "Princeton Verse Between Two Wars," edited by Allen Tate. His translation of Heine's "Germany: A Winter's Tale," a book-length poem, came out in 1944 (L B Fischer, New York) and his many translations from French and German have appeared in Fantasy, Poet-Lore, and the New Mexico Ouarterly Review, 1939-47. In 1942 the Univ. of Wisconsin Press issued his "Index to the Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke " Many of his book reviews have appeared in Monatshefte and other journals, 1935-47, and articles on Heine, Grillparzer, Storm and Rilke in Modern Language Notes (June 1938, Apr. 1942); Monatshefte (May 1939, May 1941, Mar. 1940); and German Ouarterly (May 1940).

	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==

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	'''[[Salinger, Herman (0913812)\|Herman Salinger]]''' (23 December 1905 – 22 January 1983) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 6.		'''[[Salinger, Herman (0913812)\|Herman Salinger]]''' (23 December 1905 – 22 January 1983) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 6.
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	'''[[Salinger, Herman (0913812)\|Herman Salinger]]''' (~~1905–1983~~) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 6.		'''[[Salinger, Herman (0913812)\|Herman Salinger]]''' (23 December 1905 – 22 January 1983) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 6.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	~~[[Salinger, Herman (0913812)\|~~Herman Salinger]] was a Ritchie Boy. After a couple of years at Leland Stanford, teaching German and studying for an M.A. (1929) in Germanic languages, Herman spent two years divided between the Universities of Berlin and Cologne. During the four years Herman served as instructor, Ground School Headquarters., A.A.F.		Herman Salinger was a Ritchie Boy. After a couple of years at Leland Stanford, teaching German and studying for an M.A. (1929) in Germanic languages, Herman spent two years divided between the Universities of Berlin and Cologne. During the four years Herman served as instructor, Ground School Headquarters., A.A.F. He has been a member of the Mod. since 1932 and more recently also of Modern Language Teachers of the Central West, and the Reserve Officers Assoc. Herman Salinger died January 22, 1983 at age 77. He was born on December 23, 1905 in Saint Louis, Missouri. He was an American educator, writer, who was a Recipient Badge of Honor Poetry prize, 1942, Roanoke-Chowan (North Carolina) Poetry award, 1963. He finished his work at Yale for the Ph.D. in 1937, after teaching German at Princeton, 1932-35. Later he taught several years at the University of Wisconsin until he entered the Army Air Corps as 2nd Lieutenant in 1942. He stayed in until Jan. 14, 1946, and was promoted, Mar. 17, 1943, to 1st Lieutenant, and Oct. 11, 1944, to Captain, in the A.C. Flying School, Kelly Field, Tex. (1942), instructor and Cadet Tactical Officer, Ground Sch. (1942-43); Staff and faculty, Military Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, Md. (1943-45); G-2 Sec., 12th Army Group, Verdun, France and Wiesbaden, Germany; and G-2 Sec., Intelligence Operations, Seventh Army Headquarters, Augsburg and Heidelberg. He contributed to "Princeton Verse Between Two Wars," edited by Allen Tate. His translation of Heine's "Germany: A Winter's Tale," a book-length poem, came out in 1944 (L B Fischer, New York) and his many translations from French and German have appeared in Fantasy, Poet-Lore, and the New Mexico Ouarterly Review, 1939-47. In 1942 the Univ. of Wisconsin Press issued his "Index to the Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke " Many of his book reviews have appeared in Monatshefte and other journals, 1935-47, and articles on Heine, Grillparzer, Storm and Rilke in Modern Language Notes (June 1938, Apr. 1942); Monatshefte (May 1939, May 1941, Mar. 1940); and German Ouarterly (May 1940). For a year he was a contributor to and assoc. editor of The University of Kansas City Review, and from May 1946 to June 1947 Asst. of Foreign Languages and Literatures en the University.

	He has been a member of the Mod. since 1932 and more recently also of Modern Language Teachers of the Central West, and the Reserve Officers Assoc. ~~[[Salinger, Herman (0913812)\|~~Herman Salinger]] died January 22, 1983 at age 77. He was born on December 23, 1905 in Saint Louis, Missouri. He was an American educator, writer, who was a Recipient Badge of Honor Poetry prize, 1942, Roanoke-Chowan (North Carolina) Poetry award, 1963.

	He finished his work at Yale for the Ph.D. in 1937, after teaching German at Princeton, 1932-35. Later he taught several years at the University of Wisconsin until he entered the Army Air Corps as 2nd Lieutenant in 1942. He stayed in until Jan. 14, 1946, and was promoted, Mar. 17, 1943, to 1st Lieutenant, and Oct. 11, 1944, to Captain, in the A.C.

	Flying School, Kelly Field, Tex. (1942), instructor and Cadet Tactical Officer, Ground Sch. (1942-43); Staff and faculty, Military Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, Md. (1943-45); G-2 Sec., 12th Army Group, Verdun, France and Wiesbaden, Germany; and G-2 Sec., Intelligence Operations, Seventh Army Headquarters, Augsburg and Heidelberg. He contributed to "Princeton Verse Between Two Wars," edited by Allen Tate. His translation of Heine's "Germany: A Winter's Tale," a book-length poem, came out in 1944 (L B Fischer, New York) and his many translations from French and German have appeared in Fantasy, Poet-Lore, and the New Mexico Ouarterly Review, 1939-47.

	In 1942 the Univ. of Wisconsin Press issued his "Index to the Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke " Many of his book reviews have appeared in Monatshefte and other journals, 1935-47, and articles on Heine, Grillparzer, Storm and Rilke in Modern Language Notes (June 1938, Apr. 1942); Monatshefte (May 1939, May 1941, Mar. 1940); and German Ouarterly (May 1940). For a year he was a contributor to and assoc. editor of The University of Kansas City Review, and from May 1946 to June 1947 Asst. of Foreign Languages and Literatures en the University.

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