Stern, Guy (37413105) - Revision history

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	After the United States entered the war, Stern sought to serve in naval intelligence but was turned away because he was not American-born. Drafted into the Army in 1943, he was naturalized on 1 May 1943 and legally took the name Guy. Selected for Camp Ritchie for his German and knowledge of German society, he trained as a prisoner-of-war interrogator, graduated with Class 8 on 16 July 1943, and rose through the enlisted ranks to master sergeant. Assigned to IPW Team 41, he reached Normandy about two or three days after D-Day and began questioning German prisoners close behind the advancing front, working in the field with fellow Ritchie Boy [[Howard, Fred (32799358)\|Fred Howard]].		After the United States entered the war, Stern sought to serve in naval intelligence but was turned away because he was not American-born. Drafted into the Army in 1943, he was naturalized on 1 May 1943 and legally took the name Guy. Selected for Camp Ritchie for his German and knowledge of German society, he trained as a prisoner-of-war interrogator, graduated with Class 8 on 16 July 1943, and rose through the enlisted ranks to master sergeant. Assigned to IPW Team 41, he reached Normandy about two or three days after D-Day and began questioning German prisoners close behind the advancing front, working in the field with fellow Ritchie Boy [[Howard, Fred (32799358)\|Fred Howard]].

			Late in the European war, Stern and [[Howard, Fred (32799358)\|Fred Howard]] also used a psychological ruse against stubborn prisoners: one teammate dressed in captured Soviet uniform and gear, implying that uncooperative Germans might be turned over to the Russians while those who talked would go to American camps.

	Stern organized efficient mass interrogations that separated prisoners, identified useful sources, and extracted time-sensitive military information; that work brought him the Bronze Star. During the Battle of the Bulge he also took part in psychological-warfare operations meant to weaken German morale and encourage surrender. Near the end of the war in Europe he saw the aftermath of the camps firsthand, including Buchenwald soon after liberation.		Stern organized efficient mass interrogations that separated prisoners, identified useful sources, and extracted time-sensitive military information; that work brought him the Bronze Star. During the Battle of the Bulge he also took part in psychological-warfare operations meant to weaken German morale and encourage surrender. Near the end of the war in Europe he saw the aftermath of the camps firsthand, including Buchenwald soon after liberation.

	After the war, Stern earned a doctorate in German literature and built a distinguished academic career in German and exile studies, including service at Wayne State University as a professor and later Distinguished Professor Emeritus. He published his memoir, ''Invisible Ink'', in 2020. His honors included the French Legion of Honour as well as American, German, and academic distinctions for his military service and scholarship. He died in Detroit on 7 December 2023.		After the war, Stern earned a doctorate in German literature and built a distinguished academic career in German and exile studies, including service at Wayne State University as a professor and later Distinguished Professor Emeritus. He published his memoir, ''Invisible Ink'', in 2020. His honors included the French Legion of Honour as well as American, German, and academic distinctions for his military service and scholarship. He died in Detroit on 7 December 2023.


	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==
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	* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/press_photos.html The Ritchie Boys film site — press photos] (© TANGRAM (Harald Stuckmann); high-res https://ritchieboys.com/DL/photos-highq/boys/stern.jpg)		* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/press_photos.html The Ritchie Boys film site — press photos] (© TANGRAM (Harald Stuckmann); high-res https://ritchieboys.com/DL/photos-highq/boys/stern.jpg)
	* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/press_photos.html The Ritchie Boys film site — press photos] (© TANGRAM; V-E Day team photo)		* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/press_photos.html The Ritchie Boys film site — press photos] (© TANGRAM; V-E Day team photo)
			* [https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/ghj/vol17/iss1/5 Kevin M. Aughinbaugh, “The Castle of Intelligence: Camp Ritchie Maryland and the Military Intelligence Training Center during the Second World War,” ''The Gettysburg Historical Journal'' 17 (2018), art. 5] ([https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1201&context=ghj PDF])

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	~~\|education=Ph.D. in German literature~~
	~~\|occupation=Professor of German literature; author~~
	~~\|marital=Single with dependents~~
	~~\|certificate=2626~~
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	<div class="soldier-lead">		<div class="soldier-lead">
	'''Guy Stern''' (~~1922–2023~~), born Günther Stern in Hildesheim, was a German-born American interrogator, psychological-warfare soldier, and scholar. A Camp Ritchie graduate and master sergeant, He served from Normandy through the Battle of the Bulge and received the Bronze Star.		'''Guy Stern''' (14 January 1922 – 7 December 2023), born Günther Stern in Hildesheim, was a German-born American interrogator, psychological-warfare soldier, and scholar. A Camp Ritchie Class 8 graduate and later master sergeant, he served from Normandy through the Battle of the Bulge and received the Bronze Star.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Guy Stern was born Günther Stern in Hildesheim, Germany, on 14 January 1922. He grew up in a Jewish family under increasingly violent Nazi persecution. In 1937, at age fifteen, He was sent alone to ~~the United States~~ in the hope that He could establish himself and help his family escape.		Guy Stern was born Günther Stern in Hildesheim, Germany, on 14 January 1922. He grew up in a Jewish family under increasingly violent Nazi persecution. In 1937, at age fifteen, he was sent alone to an uncle in St. Louis in the hope that he could establish himself and help his family escape.

	Stern tried from America to create a path out for his parents and siblings, but the war and immigration barriers closed that possibility. His family was deported into the Warsaw ghetto and murdered in the Holocaust. Their loss remained central to his understanding of his wartime service and his later work as an educator and witness.		Stern tried from America to create a path out for his parents and siblings, but the war and immigration barriers closed that possibility. His family was deported into the Warsaw ghetto and murdered in the Holocaust. Their loss remained central to his understanding of his wartime service and his later work as an educator and witness.

	After ~~entering~~ the ~~U.S~~. Army, ~~Stern~~ was ~~selected~~ for Camp Ritchie ~~because of~~ his ~~command of~~ German and knowledge of German society~~. He~~ trained as a prisoner-of-war interrogator and ~~was promoted~~ through the enlisted ranks to master sergeant. He reached Normandy ~~roughly~~ two or three days after D-Day and began questioning German prisoners close behind the advancing front, working in the field with fellow Ritchie Boy [[Howard, Fred (32799358)\|Fred Howard]].		After the United States entered the war, Stern sought to serve in naval intelligence but was turned away because he was not American-born. Drafted into the Army in 1943, he was naturalized on 1 May 1943 and legally took the name Guy. Selected for Camp Ritchie for his German and knowledge of German society, he trained as a prisoner-of-war interrogator, graduated with Class 8 on 16 July 1943, and rose through the enlisted ranks to master sergeant. Assigned to IPW Team 41, he reached Normandy about two or three days after D-Day and began questioning German prisoners close behind the advancing front, working in the field with fellow Ritchie Boy [[Howard, Fred (32799358)\|Fred Howard]].

	Stern ~~distinguished himself by organizing~~ efficient mass interrogations that separated prisoners, identified useful sources, and extracted time-sensitive military information~~. That~~ work brought him the Bronze Star. During the Battle of the Bulge He also took part in psychological-warfare operations ~~intended~~ to weaken German morale and encourage surrender.		Stern organized efficient mass interrogations that separated prisoners, identified useful sources, and extracted time-sensitive military information; that work brought him the Bronze Star. During the Battle of the Bulge he also took part in psychological-warfare operations meant to weaken German morale and encourage surrender. Near the end of the war in Europe he saw the aftermath of the camps firsthand, including Buchenwald soon after liberation.

	After the war, Stern earned a doctorate in German literature and built a distinguished academic career~~. He became a leading scholar of~~ exile ~~literature and served~~ at Wayne State University~~, where He was~~ a professor and later Distinguished Professor Emeritus. His ~~scholarship and public speaking connected German studies with~~ the ~~experience~~ of ~~refugees~~ and ~~the history of the Holocaust~~.		After the war, Stern earned a doctorate in German literature and built a distinguished academic career in German and exile studies, including service at Wayne State University as a professor and later Distinguished Professor Emeritus. He published his memoir, ''Invisible Ink'', in 2020. His honors included the French Legion of Honour as well as American, German, and academic distinctions for his military service and scholarship. He died in Detroit on 7 December 2023.

	Stern published his memoir, ''Invisible Ink'', in 2020. His many honors included the French Legion of Honour as well as American, German, and academic distinctions recognizing his military service and scholarship. He died on 7 December 2023.

	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==
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	* 14 January 1922 — Born Günther Stern in Hildesheim, Germany.		* 14 January 1922 — Born Günther Stern in Hildesheim, Germany.
	* 1 May 1943 — Became a naturalized U.S. citizen.		* 27 October 1937 — Sailed to the United States to live with an uncle in St. Louis; family remaining in Germany later murdered in the Holocaust.
			* About 1942 — Sought naval intelligence service; rejected because he was not American-born.
			* 1943 — Drafted into the U.S. Army; basic training; selected for Camp Ritchie.
			* 1 May 1943 — Became a naturalized U.S. citizen; used the name Guy.
	* 16 July 1943 — Graduated Camp Ritchie with Class 8 (IPW-Ge).		* 16 July 1943 — Graduated Camp Ritchie with Class 8 (IPW-Ge).
	* 10 September 1943 — Assigned to an interrogation team for field training maneuvers with HQ Third Army at Leesville, Louisiana (with 1st Lt. Edward B. Klich and 2nd Lt. George).		* 10 September 1943 — Assigned to an interrogation team for field training maneuvers with HQ Third Army at Leesville, Louisiana (with 1st Lt. Edward B. Klich and 2nd Lt. George).
	* 15 December 1943 — Promoted to staff sergeant; assignment III-653.		* 15 December 1943 — Promoted to staff sergeant; assignment III-653.
	* June 1948 — Married Margith __.		* June 1944 — Landed in Normandy about D+2/D+3 with IPW Team 41; began front-line POW interrogations (with [[Howard, Fred (32799358)\|Fred Howard]]).
			* December 1944 – January 1945 — Battle of the Bulge; interrogation and psychological-warfare work.
			* 1945 — Awarded the Bronze Star for mass-interrogation methods; witnessed Buchenwald shortly after liberation; learned of his family’s fate.
			* June 1948 — Married Margith.
			* Postwar – 2010s — Academic career in German literature / exile studies; professor and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Wayne State University.
	* 19 July 1979 — Married Judith Edelstein Owens.		* 19 July 1979 — Married Judith Edelstein Owens.
	* May 2006 — Married Susanna Piontek.		* May 2006 — Married Susanna Piontek.
			* 2020 — Published memoir ''Invisible Ink'' (Wayne State University Press).
	* 7 December 2023 — Died in Detroit, Michigan.		* 7 December 2023 — Died in Detroit, Michigan.
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

Admin: Enrich from Zekelman Holocaust Center oral history

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	<div class="soldier-lead">		<div class="soldier-lead">
	'''Guy Stern''' (1922–2023), born Günther Stern in Hildesheim, was a German-born American interrogator, psychological-warfare soldier, and scholar. A Camp Ritchie graduate and master sergeant, he served from Normandy through the Battle of the Bulge and received the Bronze Star.		'''Guy Stern''' (1922–2023), born Günther Stern in Hildesheim, was a German-born American interrogator, psychological-warfare soldier, and scholar. A Camp Ritchie graduate and master sergeant, He served from Normandy through the Battle of the Bulge and received the Bronze Star.
	</div>		</div>

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Guy Stern was born Günther Stern in Hildesheim, Germany, on 14 January 1922. He grew up in a Jewish family under increasingly violent Nazi persecution. In 1937, at age fifteen, he was sent alone to the United States in the hope that he could establish himself and help his family escape.		Guy Stern was born Günther Stern in Hildesheim, Germany, on 14 January 1922. He grew up in a Jewish family under increasingly violent Nazi persecution. In 1937, at age fifteen, He was sent alone to the United States in the hope that He could establish himself and help his family escape.

	Stern tried from America to create a path out for his parents and siblings, but the war and immigration barriers closed that possibility. His family was deported into the Warsaw ghetto and murdered in the Holocaust. Their loss remained central to his understanding of his wartime service and his later work as an educator and witness.		Stern tried from America to create a path out for his parents and siblings, but the war and immigration barriers closed that possibility. His family was deported into the Warsaw ghetto and murdered in the Holocaust. Their loss remained central to his understanding of his wartime service and his later work as an educator and witness.
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	After entering the U.S. Army, Stern was selected for Camp Ritchie because of his command of German and knowledge of German society. He trained as a prisoner-of-war interrogator and was promoted through the enlisted ranks to master sergeant. He reached Normandy roughly two or three days after D-Day and began questioning German prisoners close behind the advancing front, working in the field with fellow Ritchie Boy [[Howard, Fred (32799358)\|Fred Howard]].		After entering the U.S. Army, Stern was selected for Camp Ritchie because of his command of German and knowledge of German society. He trained as a prisoner-of-war interrogator and was promoted through the enlisted ranks to master sergeant. He reached Normandy roughly two or three days after D-Day and began questioning German prisoners close behind the advancing front, working in the field with fellow Ritchie Boy [[Howard, Fred (32799358)\|Fred Howard]].

	Stern distinguished himself by organizing efficient mass interrogations that separated prisoners, identified useful sources, and extracted time-sensitive military information. That work brought him the Bronze Star. During the Battle of the Bulge he also took part in psychological-warfare operations intended to weaken German morale and encourage surrender.		Stern distinguished himself by organizing efficient mass interrogations that separated prisoners, identified useful sources, and extracted time-sensitive military information. That work brought him the Bronze Star. During the Battle of the Bulge He also took part in psychological-warfare operations intended to weaken German morale and encourage surrender.

	After the war, Stern earned a doctorate in German literature and built a distinguished academic career. He became a leading scholar of exile literature and served at Wayne State University, where he was a professor and later Distinguished Professor Emeritus. His scholarship and public speaking connected German studies with the experience of refugees and the history of the Holocaust.		After the war, Stern earned a doctorate in German literature and built a distinguished academic career. He became a leading scholar of exile literature and served at Wayne State University, where He was a professor and later Distinguished Professor Emeritus. His scholarship and public speaking connected German studies with the experience of refugees and the history of the Holocaust.

	Stern published his memoir, ''Invisible Ink'', in 2020. His many honors included the French Legion of Honour as well as American, German, and academic distinctions recognizing his military service and scholarship. He died on 7 December 2023.		Stern published his memoir, ''Invisible Ink'', in 2020. His many honors included the French Legion of Honour as well as American, German, and academic distinctions recognizing his military service and scholarship. He died on 7 December 2023.
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [https://holocaustcenter.org/research/oral-history-department/oral-histories-index/ Zekelman Holocaust Center oral-history index]
			* [https://5152.sydneyplus.com/argus/final/Portal/Default.aspx?component=AAFG&record=42e71bd5-27f8-4aaf-b402-d0e47d079916 Zekelman Holocaust Center oral history, OHV 402]
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Stern Wikipedia: Guy Stern]		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Stern Wikipedia: Guy Stern]
	* 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

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	* German literature scholar		* German literature scholar
	* Professor Emeritus, Wayne State University		* Professor Emeritus, Wayne State University
	* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ( )

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

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	Stern, Guy (37413105).jpg\|Earlier profile photograph (retained after press-photo update)		Stern, Guy (37413105).jpg\|Earlier profile photograph (retained after press-photo update)
			Documentary Ritchie Boys VE Day Stern Sears Howard press.jpg\|Ritchie Boys team on V-E Day, 8 May 1945 — Guy Stern, Walter Sears, Fred Howard (© TANGRAM; Bauer film press photo)
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	* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/boys_stern.html The Ritchie Boys: Guy Stern]		* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/boys_stern.html The Ritchie Boys: Guy Stern]
	* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/press_photos.html The Ritchie Boys film site — press photos] (© TANGRAM (Harald Stuckmann); high-res https://ritchieboys.com/DL/photos-highq/boys/stern.jpg)		* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/press_photos.html The Ritchie Boys film site — press photos] (© TANGRAM (Harald Stuckmann); high-res https://ritchieboys.com/DL/photos-highq/boys/stern.jpg)
			* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/press_photos.html The Ritchie Boys film site — press photos] (© TANGRAM; V-E Day team photo)

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	\|marital=Single with dependents		\|marital=Single with dependents
	\|certificate=2626		\|certificate=2626
	\|photo=Stern, Guy (37413105).jpg		\|photo=Stern, Guy (37413105) press TANGRAM.jpg
	\|confidence=high		\|confidence=high
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			Stern, Guy (37413105).jpg\|Earlier profile photograph (retained after press-photo update)
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	* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Stern, Guy for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: GUY STERN (2020).doc, GUY STERN.doc)		* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Stern, Guy for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: GUY STERN (2020).doc, GUY STERN.doc)
	* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/boys_stern.html The Ritchie Boys: Guy Stern]		* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/boys_stern.html The Ritchie Boys: Guy Stern]
			* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/press_photos.html The Ritchie Boys film site — press photos] (© TANGRAM (Harald Stuckmann); high-res https://ritchieboys.com/DL/photos-highq/boys/stern.jpg)

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	\|birth_date=14 January 1922		\|birth_date=14 January 1922
	\|death_date=7 December 2023		\|death_date=7 December 2023
	\|birth_place=Hildesheim		\|birth_place=Hildesheim, Germany
	\|death_place=Detroit, Michigan~~, US~~		\|death_place=Detroit, Michigan
	\|rank_final=Capt		\|rank_final=Capt
	\|story=The Stories/Guy Stern		\|story=The Stories/Guy Stern

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	Stern tried from America to create a path out for his parents and siblings, but the war and immigration barriers closed that possibility. His family was deported into the Warsaw ghetto and murdered in the Holocaust. Their loss remained central to his understanding of his wartime service and his later work as an educator and witness.		Stern tried from America to create a path out for his parents and siblings, but the war and immigration barriers closed that possibility. His family was deported into the Warsaw ghetto and murdered in the Holocaust. Their loss remained central to his understanding of his wartime service and his later work as an educator and witness.

	After entering the U.S. Army, Stern was selected for Camp Ritchie because of his command of German and knowledge of German society. He trained as a prisoner-of-war interrogator and was promoted through the enlisted ranks to master sergeant. He reached Normandy roughly two or three days after D-Day and began questioning German prisoners close behind the advancing front.		After entering the U.S. Army, Stern was selected for Camp Ritchie because of his command of German and knowledge of German society. He trained as a prisoner-of-war interrogator and was promoted through the enlisted ranks to master sergeant. He reached Normandy roughly two or three days after D-Day and began questioning German prisoners close behind the advancing front, working in the field with fellow Ritchie Boy [[Howard, Fred (32799358)\|Fred Howard]].

	Stern distinguished himself by organizing efficient mass interrogations that separated prisoners, identified useful sources, and extracted time-sensitive military information. That work brought him the Bronze Star. During the Battle of the Bulge he also took part in psychological-warfare operations intended to weaken German morale and encourage surrender.		Stern distinguished himself by organizing efficient mass interrogations that separated prisoners, identified useful sources, and extracted time-sensitive military information. That work brought him the Bronze Star. During the Battle of the Bulge he also took part in psychological-warfare operations intended to weaken German morale and encourage surrender.
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	Stern published his memoir, ''Invisible Ink'', in 2020. His many honors included the French Legion of Honour as well as American, German, and academic distinctions recognizing his military service and scholarship. He died on 7 December 2023.		Stern published his memoir, ''Invisible Ink'', in 2020. His many honors included the French Legion of Honour as well as American, German, and academic distinctions recognizing his military service and scholarship. He died on 7 December 2023.

	~~In the field he interrogated German prisoners together with fellow Ritchie Boy [[Howard, Fred (32799358)\|Fred Howard]].~~

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

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	\|story=The Stories/Guy Stern		\|story=The Stories/Guy Stern
	\|awards=French Legion of Honor		\|awards=Bronze Star; French Legion of Honor
	\|awards_grid=French Legion of Honor		\|awards_grid=Bronze Star;;French Legion of Honor
	\|awards_ribbons=Ribbon_Legion_Honneur_Chevalier.png		\|awards_ribbons=Ribbon_Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.png;;Ribbon_Legion_Honneur_Chevalier.png
	\|awards_ribbon_rows=Ribbon_Legion_Honneur_Chevalier.png		\|awards_ribbon_rows=Ribbon_Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.png;;Ribbon_Legion_Honneur_Chevalier.png
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	Stern published his memoir, ''Invisible Ink'', in 2020. His many honors included the French Legion of Honour as well as American, German, and academic distinctions recognizing his military service and scholarship. He died on 7 December 2023.		Stern published his memoir, ''Invisible Ink'', in 2020. His many honors included the French Legion of Honour as well as American, German, and academic distinctions recognizing his military service and scholarship. He died on 7 December 2023.

			In the field he interrogated German prisoners together with fellow Ritchie Boy [[Howard, Fred (32799358)\|Fred Howard]].

	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==
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	* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Guy Stern for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)		* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Guy Stern for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
	* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Stern, Guy for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: GUY STERN (2020).doc, GUY STERN.doc)		* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Stern, Guy for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: GUY STERN (2020).doc, GUY STERN.doc)
			* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/boys_stern.html The Ritchie Boys: Guy Stern]

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	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==
	* OTC;SO 217 (9/7/43)		* OTC
			* SO 217 (9/7/43)
	* Ritchie Boy		* Ritchie Boy
	* 1/14/1922-A		* German literature scholar
	* German literature scholar; Professor Emeritus, Wayne State University		* Professor Emeritus, Wayne State University
	* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ( )		* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ( )